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  Chandra Probes High-Voltage Auroras On Jupiter

  March 9, 2005 — Scientists have obtained new insight into the unique power source for many of Jupiter's auroras, the most spectacular and active auroras in the Solar System. Extended monitoring of the giant ... > full story
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  Undercover Stars Among Exoplanet Candidates

  March 9, 2005 — An international team of astronomers have accurately determined the radius and mass of the smallest core-burning star known until ... > full story
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  Solar Tadpoles Wave At Astrophysicists

  February 24, 2005 — Researchers at the University of Warwick's Department of Physics have gained insight into the mysterious giant dark "tadpoles" that appear to swim towards the surface of the Sun during ... > full story
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  Researchers Find Saturn's Radio Emissions, Bright Auroras Linked

  February 23, 2005 — Just as the static on an AM radio grows louder with the approach of a summer lightning storm, strong radio emissions accompany bright auroral spots -- similar to Earth's northern lights -- on the ... > full story
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  Blast Affected Earth From Halfway Across The Milky Way

  February 22, 2005 — Forget "Independence Day" or "War of the Worlds." A monstrous cosmic explosion last December showed that the earth is in more danger from real-life space threats than from ... > full story
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  RHESSI Satellite Captures Giant Gamma-Ray Flare

  February 22, 2005 — Astronomers around the world recorded late last year the brightest explosion ever of high-energy X-rays and gamma rays — a split-second flash from the other side of our galaxy that was strong ... > full story
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  NASA Spacecraft Help Solve Saturn's Mysterious Auroras

  February 18, 2005 — Scientists studying data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft and Hubble Space Telescope have found that Saturn's auroras behave differently than scientists have believed for the last 25 ... > full story
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  Astronomy’s Case Of The Missing Disks

  January 25, 2005 — Astronomers announced Jan. 10 that they have a lead in the case of the missing disks. The report was presented by UCLA graduate student and Ph.D. candidate Peter Plavchan; his adviser, Michael Jura; ... > full story
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  NASA Helps Visually Impaired Students Touch The Sun

  December 17, 2004 — A new book, "Touch the Sun," allows blind and visually impaired students to experience images of the sun and solar activity by feeling transparent raised textures bonded to the ... > full story
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  Earth's Safe Zone Became Hot During Legendary Solar Storms

  December 17, 2004 — A NASA-funded study found a region between radiation belts surrounding the Earth is not as benign as once thought. The region was considered a safe zone for satellites in "Middle Earth" ... > full story

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