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  Supernova Remnant 1987A Continues to Reveal Its Secrets

  April 1, 2013 — A team of astronomers has succeeded in observing the death throes of a giant star in unprecedented detail. In February of 1987, astronomers observing the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf ... > full story
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  Sun Block for the 'Big Dog': Astronomers Detect Titanium Oxide and Titanium Dioxide Around the Giant Star VY Canis Majoris

  March 27, 2013 — Astronomers have successfully identified two titanium oxides in the extended atmosphere around a giant star. The object VY Canis Major is one of the largest stars in the known universe and close to ... > full story
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  NASA Provides a Super-Speed Look at Webb Telescope Progress

  March 27, 2013 — NASA released a new sped-up, 32-second video that shows engineers working on some of the James Webb Space Telescope's flight components to integrate them together to ensure they will work perfectly ... > full story
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  How to Build a Very Large Star

  March 27, 2013 — Stars ten times as massive as the Sun, or more, should not exist: as they grow, they tend to push away the gas they feed on, starving their own growth. Scientists have been struggling to figure out ... > full story
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  Hubble Digs Up Galactic Glow Worm

  March 24, 2013 — The image of a charming and bright galaxy, known as IRAS 23436+5257, was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. It is located in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, which is named ... > full story
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  Cooled Integrated Circuit Amplifies With Lowest Noise So Far

  March 22, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated an integrated amplifier with the lowest noise performance so far. The amplifier offers new possibilities for detecting the faintest electromagnetic radiation, for ... > full story
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  Implantable Telescope Lens to Treat Macular Degeneration Available at Johns Hopkins

  March 21, 2013 — Approximately two million Americans who have the advanced form of AMD, which affects the region of the retina responsible for central, detailed vision, and is the leading cause of irreversible vision ... > full story
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  'Sideline Quasars' Helped to Stifle Early Galaxy Formation

  March 21, 2013 — Astronomers targeting one of the brightest quasars glowing in the universe some 11 billion years ago say "sideline quasars" likely teamed up with it to heat abundant helium gas billions of years ago, ... > full story
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  Herschel Discovers Some of the Youngest Stars Ever Seen

  March 20, 2013 — Astronomers have found some of the youngest stars ever seen, thanks to the Herschel space observatory. Dense envelopes of gas and dust surround the fledgling stars known as protostars, making their ... > full story
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  Spiral Beauty Graced by Fading Supernova

  March 20, 2013 — About 35 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Eridanus (The River), lies the spiral galaxy NGC 1637. Back in 1999 the serene appearance of this galaxy was shattered by the ... > full story

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