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Hypothetical Twin Earth
March 20, 2009Finding Twin Earths: Harder Than We Thought!Hypothetical Twin Earth
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The Cosmic Chemistry Cycle
February 12, 2009Astronomers Unveiling Life's Cosmic OriginsThe Cosmic Chemistry Cycle
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The Cosmic Chemistry Cycle
February 12, 2009Astronomers Unveiling Life's Cosmic OriginsThe Cosmic Chemistry Cycle
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HAT-P-11b
January 16, 2009Transit Search Finds Super-NeptuneHAT-P-11b
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star formation
January 05, 2009Stars Forming Just Beyond Black Hole’s Grasp at Galactic Centerstar formation
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brown dwarf ISO-Oph 102
December 03, 2008Brown Dwarfs Do Form Like Starsbrown dwarf ISO-Oph 102
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brown dwarf ISO-Oph 102
December 03, 2008Brown Dwarfs Do Form Like Starsbrown dwarf ISO-Oph 102
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Epsilon Eridani
October 27, 2008Solar System's Young Twin Has Two Asteroid BeltsEpsilon Eridani
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Epsilon Eridani
October 27, 2008Solar System's Young Twin Has Two Asteroid BeltsEpsilon Eridani
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Artist’s conception of the 4C60.07 system of colliding galaxies
October 16, 2008Colossal Black Holes Common in the Early UniverseArtist’s conception of the 4C60.07 system of colliding galaxies
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Primordial Stars
July 31, 2008The First StarsPrimordial Stars
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Milky Way
June 03, 2008Milky Way's Inner Beauty RevealedMilky Way
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Milky Way
June 03, 2008Milky Way's Inner Beauty RevealedMilky Way
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map of the near side of the Milky Way
June 03, 2008Milky Way Mapping Project Finds Surprisingly Slow Starsmap of the near side of the Milky Way
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Earth-like planet
April 07, 2008New Laser Technology Could Find First Earth-like PlanetsEarth-like planet
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Dark Ages Lunar Interferometer (DALI)
March 11, 2008Naval Research Laboratory and Smithsonian Team Up to Study Observatory for Far Side of MoonDark Ages Lunar Interferometer (DALI)
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rocky planets
February 18, 2008More Than Half of Sun-like Stars May Have Rocky Planetsrocky planets
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super-Earth
January 09, 2008Earth: A Borderline Planet for Life?super-Earth
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collision between two protoplanets
January 09, 2008When Worlds Collide: Have Astronomers Observed the Aftermath of a Distant Planetary Collision?collision between two protoplanets
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protostar
December 26, 2007Jets Are a Real Dragprotostar
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merger of two white dwarf stars
November 01, 2007White Dwarf "Sibling Rivalry" Explodes into Supernovamerger of two white dwarf stars
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stellar-mass black hole
October 30, 2007Massive Black Hole Smashes Recordstellar-mass black hole
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stellar-mass black hole
October 30, 2007Massive Black Hole Smashes Recordstellar-mass black hole
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future Earth
May 14, 2007When Galaxies Collide, our Solar System Will Go for a Ridefuture Earth
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HD189733b
May 09, 2007First Map of an Extrasolar PlanetHD189733b
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white dwarf
April 17, 2007Cosmic Weight Loss: The Lowest Mass White Dwarfwhite dwarf
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HD 189733b
February 21, 2007Absence of Water in Distant Planet's Atmosphere Surprises AstronomersHD 189733b
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hypothetical distant world
January 08, 2007Eavesdropping on the Universehypothetical distant world
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black hole
November 20, 2006Spinning Black Hole Pushes the Limitblack hole
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black hole diagram
November 20, 2006Spinning Black Hole Pushes the Limitblack hole diagram
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super-Earth
October 11, 2006Some Super-Earths Form in Super Snowstormssuper-Earth
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artist
September 19, 2006Scientists Snap Images of First Brown Dwarf in Planetary Systemartist's concept of the star HD 3651
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Earth
September 14, 2006Astronomers Reveal First Alien I.D. ChartEarth's early atmosphere
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HAT-P-1
September 14, 2006Strange New Planet Baffles AstronomersHAT-P-1
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HAT-P-1
September 14, 2006Strange New Planet Baffles AstronomersHAT-P-1
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September 08, 2006Massive Planet Found by Astronomers Using Novel Network of Tiny Telescopesartist's conception of TrES-2
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September 08, 2006Massive Planet Found by Astronomers Using Novel Network of Tiny Telescopesartist's conception of TrES-2
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RS Ophiuchi
July 19, 2006Stellar Explosion Portends Bigger Blast To ComeRS Ophiuchi
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Jupiter-mass object
June 05, 2006Jupiter's "Big Brother" Has Moon-Forming Dust DiskJupiter-mass object
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dwarf galaxy
May 17, 2006When Dwarfs Gave Way to Giantsdwarf galaxy
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super-Earth orbiting red dwarf star
March 13, 2006Super-Earths May Be Three Times More Common Than Jupiterssuper-Earth orbiting red dwarf star
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merger of two neutron stars
January 31, 2006Neutron Star Swaps Lead to Short Gamma-Ray Burstsmerger of two neutron stars
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extrasolar planet
January 30, 2006Most Milky Way Stars Are Singleextrasolar planet
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Exiled stars speeding out of the Milky Way
January 26, 2006Two Exiled Stars Are Leaving Our Galaxy ForeverExiled stars speeding out of the Milky Way
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Merger of two black holes
January 12, 2006Growing Supermassive Black Holes from SeedsMerger of two black holes
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Grand Nebula in Cassiopeia
January 11, 2006Astronomers Spot The Great Orion Nebula's SuccessorGrand Nebula in Cassiopeia
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 Polaris and its two companions stars
January 09, 2006There's More to the North Star Than Meets the Eye Polaris and its two companions stars
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Pluto and its moon Charon
January 03, 2006A Planet Colder Than It Should BePluto and its moon Charon
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supernova
December 21, 2005Flashes from the Past: Echoes from Ancient Supernovaesupernova
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supernova
December 21, 2005Flashes from the Past: Echoes from Ancient Supernovaesupernova
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hypothetical solar system
November 29, 2005Planet-sized Brown Dwarf May Yield Miniature Solar Systemhypothetical solar system
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gamma-ray burst
September 22, 2005Ferreting Out The First Starsgamma-ray burst
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gamma-ray burst
September 22, 2005Ferreting Out The First Starsgamma-ray burst
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Pulsar B1508+55
August 31, 2005Fastest Pulsar Speeding Out of Galaxy, Astronomers DiscoverPulsar B1508+55
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massive star
August 31, 2005How to Build a Big Starmassive star
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protoplanetary disk
July 18, 2005Astronomers Debate Whether Oldest Known Dust Disk Will Ever Form Planetsprotoplanetary disk
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Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS)
June 28, 2005Hibernating Spacecraft Awakens for Comet Impact MissionSubmillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS)
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TW Hydrae
June 24, 2005Detour: Planetary Construction Zone AheadTW Hydrae
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Comet Tempel 1
June 16, 2005Observing the Solar System in Submillimeter WavelengthsComet Tempel 1
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proplyds
June 14, 2005SMA Confirms Proto-Planetary Systems are Common in the Galaxyproplyds
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exoplanet
May 23, 2005Amateur and Professional Astronomers Team to Find New Planetexoplanet
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gamma-ray burst
May 11, 2005Robotic Telescope Penetrates Heart of Universe's Most Powerful Explosiongamma-ray burst
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Sedna
April 05, 2005Case of Sedna's Missing Moon SolvedSedna
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Sedna
April 05, 2005Case of Sedna's Missing Moon SolvedSedna
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TrES-1
March 22, 2005First Direct Detection of Light From Extrasolar PlanetsTrES-1
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TrES-1
March 22, 2005First Direct Detection of Light From Extrasolar PlanetsTrES-1
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early universe
March 09, 2005Young Universe Looks Like "Vegetable Soup"early universe
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magnetar SGR 1806-20
February 18, 2005Blast Affected Earth From Halfway Across The Milky Waymagnetar SGR 1806-20
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magnetar SGR 1806-20
February 18, 2005Blast Affected Earth From Halfway Across The Milky Waymagnetar SGR 1806-20
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magnetar SGR 1806-20
February 18, 2005Blast Affected Earth From Halfway Across The Milky Waymagnetar SGR 1806-20
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stellar outcast
February 08, 2005First Stellar Outcast Discovered by Astronomersstellar outcast
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brown dwarf OTS 44
February 07, 2005Tiny Brown Dwarf's Disk May Form Miniature Solar Systembrown dwarf OTS 44
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brown dwarf OTS 44
February 07, 2005Tiny Brown Dwarf's Disk May Form Miniature Solar Systembrown dwarf OTS 44
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magnetar
January 28, 2005Biggest Stars Produce Strongest Magnetsmagnetar
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binary system GRS1915+105
January 10, 2005Going Beyond Einstein: Spacetime Wave Orbits Black Holebinary system GRS1915+105
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black hole
January 10, 2005Going Beyond Einstein: Spacetime Wave Orbits Black Holeblack hole
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