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  Cluster Spacecraft Detects Elusive Space Wind

  July 2, 2013 — A new study provides the first conclusive proof of the existence of a space wind first proposed theoretically over 20 years ago. By analysing data from the European Space Agency’s Cluster ... > full story
• Galaxies
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  Messier 61 Looks Straight Into Hubble's Camera

  June 24, 2013 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 61, also known as NGC 4303. The galaxy, located only 55 million light-years away from Earth, is roughly ... > full story
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  Mystery of the Gigantic Storm on Saturn

  June 24, 2013 — We now understand the nature of the giant storms on Saturn. Through the analysis of images as well as the computer models of the storms and the examination of the clouds therein, astronomers have ... > full story
• Solar Flare
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  Sun Emits a Solstice CME

  June 22, 2013 — On June 20, 2013, at 11:24 p.m., the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME, a solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of particles into space that can reach Earth ... > full story
• Galaxies
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  Hubble Spots Interacting Galaxies in Close Encounter

  June 20, 2013 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced a vivid new image of a pair of interacting galaxies known as Arp 142. When two galaxies stray too close to each other they begin to interact, causing ... > full story
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  Shining a Light on Cool Pools of Gas in the Galaxy

  June 11, 2013 — Newly formed stars shine brightly, practically crying out, "Hey, look at me!" But not everything in our Milky Way galaxy is easy to see. The bulk of material between the stars in the galaxy -- the ... > full story
• Nebulae
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  A Hubble View of NGC 1579: The Trifid of the North

  June 7, 2013 — Unlike the venomous fictional plants that share its name, the Trifid of the North, otherwise known as the Northern Trifid or NGC 1579, poses no threat to your vision. The nebula's moniker is inspired ... > full story
• Saturn
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  Cassini Sees Precursors to Aerosol Haze on Saturn's Largest Moon, Titan

  June 6, 2013 — Scientists working with data from NASA's Cassini mission have confirmed the presence of a population of complex hydrocarbons in the upper atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, that later evolve ... > full story
• Stars
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  Rare Stellar Alignment Offers Opportunity to Hunt for Planets

  June 3, 2013 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope will have two opportunities in the next few years to hunt for Earth-sized planets around the red dwarf Proxima Centauri. The opportunities will occur in October 2014 and ... > full story
• Galaxies
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  Hubble Sees the Messy Result of a Galactic Collision

  June 1, 2013 — A new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures an ongoing cosmic collision between two galaxies -- a spiral galaxy is in the process of colliding with a lenticular galaxy. The ... > full story

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