<?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" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Colin Stuart's Astronomy Club: Masterclasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live online masterclasses diving deep into topics such as alien life, black holes & cosmology.]]></description><link>https://colinstuart.substack.com/s/masterclasses</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pk5f!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F372c8de5-c5d1-4c88-b4b3-75354ff8c6de_889x889.png</url><title>Colin Stuart&apos;s Astronomy Club: Masterclasses</title><link>https://colinstuart.substack.com/s/masterclasses</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 11:40:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://colinstuart.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Colin Stuart Ltd]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[colinstuart@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[colinstuart@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Colin Stuart]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Colin Stuart]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[colinstuart@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[colinstuart@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Colin Stuart]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Are we alone in the universe?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From microbes to civilisations]]></description><link>https://colinstuart.substack.com/p/are-we-alone-in-the-universe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://colinstuart.substack.com/p/are-we-alone-in-the-universe</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Stuart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBo0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F741398e5-b518-493f-987b-a3c6a1ec5ea0_1200x1200.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Astronomers have found thousands of planets beyond our solar system, many are weird and wonderful worlds we could only have imagined beforehand. 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