<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:11:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@iotman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: Sh2-188: The Shrimp Nebula 🪐]]></title><description><![CDATA[What causes the swirl in the Shrimp Nebula? Its high speed is likely. What is sure is that Sh2-188 is one of the larger planetary nebulas on the night sky, by angular size, spanning about half the diameter]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@iotman/spacepictureofaday-2026-09-29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@iotman/spacepictureofaday-2026-09-29</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iotman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:05:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyA2XtNMu4wzUMypQHLABqDtz7aP3iZLn1dFB4DUVUqE515Udku8ZEcFFqsCjiT4aKayC5c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: Cosmic Latte: The Average Color of the Universe 🪐]]></title><description><![CDATA[What color is the universe? More precisely, if the entire sky were smeared out, what color would the final mix be? 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