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  New Telescopes to Give Researchers Glimpse of the Beginning of Time

  January 8, 2013 — Where do we come from? What is the universe made of? Will the universe exist only for a finite time or will it last forever? These are just some of the questions that physicists are working to answer ... > full story
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  Galaxy's Gamma-Ray Flares Erupted Far from Its Black Hole

  January 7, 2013 — In 2011, a months-long blast of energy launched by an enormous black hole almost 11 billion years ago swept past Earth. Using a combination of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the ... > full story
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  Hubble Image: The Galaxy Puzzle in the Constellation of Centaurus

  January 7, 2013 — The Universe loves to fool our eyes, giving the impression that celestial objects are located at the same distance from Earth. A good example can be seen in a new spectacular image produced by the ... > full story
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  NASA's Kepler Gets a Little Help from Its Friends: Kepler's Follow-Up Observers Confirm New Discoveries

  January 7, 2013 — More than 2,300 exoplanet candidate discoveries have made it the most prolific planet hunter in history. But even NASA's Kepler mission needs a little help from its friends. Enter the Kepler ... > full story
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  NASA's NuSTAR Catches Black Holes in Galaxy Web

  January 7, 2013 — NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, set its X-ray eyes on a spiral galaxy and caught the brilliant glow of two black holes lurking ... > full story
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  Detecting Dusty Clouds and Stars: New Radio Wave Technique Uncovers Shadows of Clouds and Stars in Milky Way's Center

  January 7, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a new tool for detecting dusty clouds and stars in the center of the Milky Way galaxy: simply take a picture using radio waves. Unlike in the optical, X-ray and infrared ... > full story
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  Exocomets May Be as Common as Exoplanets

  January 7, 2013 — Astronomers have found thousands of potential exoplanets and many stars with massive disks of gas and dust that suggest planets are forming, but not much of the stuff intermediate between dust and ... > full story
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  NASA's Kepler Discovers 461 New Planet Candidates

  January 7, 2013 — NASA's Kepler mission Monday announced the discovery of 461 new planet candidates. Four of the potential new planets are less than twice the size of Earth and orbit in their sun's "habitable zone," ... > full story
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  Sudden, Massive Outburst in Neighbor Galaxy Surprises Astronomers

  January 7, 2013 — Astronomers making a long-term study of galaxies see sudden, energetic outburst in one of them. Still under observation, the outburst probably results from messy eating by a supermassive black ... > full story
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  Planets Abound: Astronomers Estimate That at Least 100 Billion Planets Populate the Galaxy

  January 3, 2013 — Look up at the night sky and you'll see stars, sure. But you're also seeing planets -- billions and billions of them. At least. That's the conclusion of a new study by astronomers that provides yet ... > full story

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