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		<title>Einstein&#8217;s Relativity Theory Passes Tough Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A rare binary star system has put Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity to its most challenging test to date.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/einsteins-relativity-theory-passes-tough-test</link>
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		<title>New Super-Earths May Support Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NASA announces the discovery of seven new distant planets, three of which may be able to support life.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/new-super-earths-may-support-life</link>
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		<title>Ancient Mars Could Have Harbored Life, Rover Finds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An analysis of rock dust by the Curiosity rover suggests that life could once have thrived on the Red Planet.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/ancient-mars-could-have-harbored-life-rover-finds</link>
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		<title>The Last Time a Meteor Rocked Russia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday’s meteor blast recalled the memory of an even more powerful space rock explosion over Siberia: the mysterious 1908 Tunguska event. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/the-last-time-a-meteor-rocked-russia</link>
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		<title>Moon Created by Giant Collision, Studies Confirm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three new studies lend support to the theory that Earth’s satellite emerged from a fiery planetary smashup.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/moon-created-by-giant-collision-studies-confirm</link>
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		<title>Joe Kittinger&#8217;s Death-Defying Leap From the Edge of Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over 50 years ago, Joe Kittinger rode a balloon 102,800 feet up to the edge of space. Then he jumped out.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/joe-kittingers-death-defying-leap-from-the-edge-of-space</link>
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		<title>From Sputnik to Spacewalking: 7 Soviet Space Firsts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the 55th anniversary of Sputnik's launch, explore seven of the Soviet Union’s firsts in the history of space exploration.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/from-sputnik-to-spacewalking-7-soviet-space-firsts</link>
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		<title>Water Once Flowed on Mars, Rover Pictures Suggest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected powerful evidence for fast-flowing tributaries on the Red Planet in the form of ancient streambeds]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/water-once-flowed-on-mars-rover-pictures-suggest</link>
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		<title>6 Fascinating Facts About Space Probe Voyager 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the 35th anniversary of the launch of space probe Voyager 1, explore six cool facts about the farthest manmade object from Earth.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/6-fascinating-facts-about-space-probe-voyager-1</link>
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		<title>Remembering Neil Armstrong: Slideshow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Explore the incredible career of astronaut Neil Armstrong, who died Saturday at 82.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/remembering-neil-armstrong-slideshow</link>
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		<title>Mars and Martian Mania: A Brief History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As NASA’s rover Curiosity continues the quest to find life on Mars, explore five key events that piqued the public interest in the Red Planet.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/mars-and-martian-mania-a-brief-history</link>
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		<title>Remembering Sally Ride, Space Pioneer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a look back at the incredible career of astronaut Sally Ride, who died Monday at age 61.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/remembering-sally-ride-space-pioneer</link>
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		<title>The Birth of Satellite TV, 50 Years Ago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the 50th anniversary of the first live transatlantic television feed beamed by Telstar, revisit the historic broadcast of July 23, 1962.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/the-birth-of-satellite-tv-50-years-ago</link>
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		<title>The Day Skylab Crashed to Earth: Facts About the First U.S. Space Station&#8217;s Re-Entry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the anniversary of Skylab's plunge to Earth on July 11, 1979, discover how the world celebrated, feared and commercialized the spectacular event.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/the-day-skylab-crashed-to-earth-facts-about-the-first-u-s-space-stations-re-entry</link>
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		<title>Where Does the Moon Come From?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As new research casts doubt on a leading theory about how the moon came into being, explore various lunar formation models.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/where-does-the-moon-come-from</link>
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		<title>A Perfect Solar Superstorm: The 1859 Carrington Event</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The solar storm that hit Earth last Thursday delivered only a glancing blow, but in 1859 the planet wasn’t so lucky.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/a-perfect-solar-superstorm-the-1859-carrington-event</link>
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		<title>7 Things You May Not Know About John Glenn and Friendship 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the 50th anniversary of this historic space flight, here are some facts you might not know about the first American to orbit the Earth.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-notknow-about-john-glenn-and-friendship-7</link>
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		<title>45 Years Ago: Apollo 1 Mission Ends in Disaster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Find out about the Apollo 1 disaster and how the American space program rebounded from the tragedy to put a human on the moon.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/45-years-ago-apollo-1-mission-ends-in-disaster</link>
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		<title>40 Years Ago: Mars Exploration Milestone Reached</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 14, 1971, NASA’s Mariner 9 reached Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/40-years-ago-mars-exploration-milestone-reached</link>
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		<title>Was Expanding Universe Discoverer Too Humble for Hubble?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Edwin Hubble didn’t censor proof that Georges Lemaître beat him to an astronomical breakthrough, evidence suggests.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/was-expanding-universe-discoverer-too-humble-for-hubble</link>
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