<?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>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:10:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@plasticmars/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists measure a strange reduction in Gamma Rays coming from the Sun]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are two separate explanations for this: one the particles from the sun are moving so quickly that they have to be traveling so far in order to reach the earth, and another the effects of radiation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@plasticmars/scientists-measure-a-strange-reduction-in-gamma-rays-coming-from-the-sun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@plasticmars/scientists-measure-a-strange-reduction-in-gamma-rays-coming-from-the-sun</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[plasticmars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2019 14:48:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7zAdcetszma1ajxSzPTJc14zTs2ZsW8PGadvLCw1aSeFSyyUnCUBxbMtoVCtnJ6Q75ujtcCaVJatqaAahc4hrHFr4AqvDC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily STEM Contest: Result]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you for participating in yesterday’s competition. The question was Who invented the first Television: a machine for transmitting moving images wirelessly? The correct answer was John Logie Baird]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@plasticmars/2au5fg-daily-stem-contest-result</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@plasticmars/2au5fg-daily-stem-contest-result</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[plasticmars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1L4AQP82AFWYYzZC15DpSZWeSYgzVNfEJotXes1UFeQYL2Bn6rXcc7mZmFkwJ7J1cqFXSZw2a3YYS1QDXMgNGUKemQ57qoJKDJVKnVZ4wz8HLyghWZZBRmPHE6eCBnviJtEG4q23qXLbQ6WA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily STEM Contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back my new daily STEM competition. The competition is all about having fun and learning new thing about science, technology, engineering, and math. 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