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CfA Press Releases Weekly Science Updates 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Other News Features All News	Weekly Science Update An Abundance of Small Stars An optical image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4472 (Messier 49). New studies find that it has nearly five to ten times as many stars, mostly smaller than the sun, than previously known. Credit: McDonald Observatory High Resolution Image (jpg) Low Resolution Image (jpg) Back to Science Update
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