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  Astronomers Discover Extremely Rare Triple Quasar

  March 12, 2013 — For only the second time in history, astronomers have discovered an extremely rare triple quasar system. Quasars are extremely bright and powerful sources of energy that sit in the center of a ... > full story
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  Hubble Finds 'Birth Certificate' of Oldest Known Star

  March 7, 2013 — Astronomers have taken an important step closer to finding the birth certificate of a star that's been around for a very long time. The star could be as old as 14.5 billion years (plus or minus 0.8 ... > full story
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  Universe Measured More Accurately Than Ever Before: New Results Pin Down Distance to Galaxy Next Door

  March 6, 2013 — After nearly a decade of careful observations astronomers have measured the distance to our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, more accurately than ever before. This new measurement also ... > full story
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  Herschel Space Observatory to Complete Its Mission Soon

  March 6, 2013 — The Herschel space observatory is expected to exhaust its supply of liquid helium coolant in the coming weeks, after spending more than three years studying the cool universe and surpassing the ... > full story
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  Gravitational Telescope Creates Space Invader Mirage

  March 5, 2013 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most powerful available to astronomers, but sometimes it too needs a helping hand. This comes in the form of Einstein's general theory of relativity, ... > full story
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  NASA's NuSTAR Helps Solve Riddle of Black Hole Spin

  February 27, 2013 — Two X-ray space observatories, NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton, have teamed up to measure definitively, for the first time, the spin ... > full story
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  Supernova Remnants Produce Cosmic Rays

  February 14, 2013 — A new study reveals the first clear-cut evidence the expanding debris of exploded stars produces some of the fastest-moving matter in the universe. This discovery is a major step toward understanding ... > full story
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  NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Lead U.S. Science Team for Dark Energy Mission

  February 12, 2013 — The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected three NASA-nominated science teams to participate in their planned Euclid mission, including one team led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, ... > full story
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  Researchers Explore Quantum Entanglement

  February 8, 2013 — Researchers propose a way in which "spooky action at a distance" can be shown ... > full story
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  Does Probability Come from Quantum Physics?

  February 5, 2013 — Ever since Erwin Schrodinger put his unfortunate cat in a box, his fellow physicists have been using quantum theory to explain and understand the nature of waves and particles. But a new article ... > full story

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