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  Starburst to Star Bust: Light Shed on Mystery of Missing Massive Galaxies

  July 24, 2013 — The cosmic fireworks that characterize a starburst galaxy can abruptly fizzle out after only a relatively brief period of star formation, and astronomers want to know ... > full story
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  Boeing Unveils CST-100 Mock-Up, Astronauts Climb Aboard

  July 24, 2013 — Two NASA astronauts conducted flight suit evaluations inside a fully outfitted test version of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft July 22, the first time the world got a glimpse of the crew ... > full story
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  Solar System's Youth Gives Clues to Planet Search

  July 24, 2013 — Comets and meteorites contain clues to our solar system's earliest days. But some of the findings are puzzle pieces that don't seem to fit well together. A new set of theoretical models shows how an ... > full story
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  NASA's Spitzer Observes Gas Emission from Comet ISON

  July 23, 2013 — Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have observed what most likely are strong carbon dioxide emissions from Comet ISON ahead of its anticipated pass through the inner solar system later ... > full story
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  New Record for Cosmic X-Ray Sightings: Exploring Extreme Universe With Rich New Resource

  July 23, 2013 — Scientists have set a new record for cosmic X-ray sources ever sighted -- creating an unprecedented cosmic X-ray catalog that will provide a valuable resource allowing astronomers to explore the ... > full story
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  NASA Releases Images of Earth by Two Interplanetary Spacecraft

  July 22, 2013 — Color and black-and-white images of Earth taken by two NASA interplanetary spacecraft on July 19 show our planet and its moon as bright beacons from millions of miles away in space. NASA's Cassini ... > full story
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  Large Coronal Hole Near the Sun's North Pole

  July 19, 2013 — Astronomers captured an image of a gigantic coronal hole hovering over the sun's north pole on July 18, 2013, at 9:06 a.m. EDT. Coronal holes are dark, low density regions of the sun's outermost ... > full story
• Extrasolar Planets
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  A Warmer Planetary Haven Around Cool Stars, as Ice Warms Rather Than Cools

  July 19, 2013 — In a bit of cosmic irony, planets orbiting cooler stars may be more likely to remain ice-free than planets around hotter stars. This is due to the interaction of a star’s light with ice and ... > full story
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  How Mars' Atmosphere Got So Thin: Reports Detail Curiosity Clues to Atmosphere's Past

  July 18, 2013 — A pair of new papers report measurements of the Martian atmosphere's composition by NASA's Curiosity rover, providing evidence about loss of much of Mars' original ... > full story
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  Snow in an Infant Solar System: A Frosty Landmark for Planet and Comet Formation

  July 18, 2013 — A snow line has been imaged in a far-off infant solar system for the very first time. The snow line, located in the disc around the Sun-like star TW Hydrae, promises to tell us more about the ... > full story

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