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Newfound “Tatooine” Alien Planet Bodes Well for E.T. Search
The discovery of the first alien planet with two suns — like the “Star Wars” world Tatooine — residing...
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When Did the Universe Have the Right Stuff for Planets?
To build a planet you need lots of rubble and that means lots of heavy elements – stuff more...
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NASA’s WISE Survey Uncovers Millions Of Black Holes
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission has led to a bonanza of newfound supermassive black holes and extreme...
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Building Blocks of Life Found Around Young Star
A team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has spotted sugar molecules in the gas surrounding...
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A Planet ‘Just Right’ for Life? Perhaps, if It Exists
What ever happened to the Goldilocks planet? It was big news back in September 2010 when a group led...
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Spacetime: A Smoother Brew Than We Knew
Spacetime may be less like beer and more like sipping whiskey. Or so an intergalactic photo finish may suggest....
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Should Big Bang Step Aside for Big Chill?
The start of the universe should be modeled not as a Big Bang but more like water freezing into...
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Star Clusters on a Collision Course
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recently observed two clusters full of massive stars that appear to be in the early...
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Extreme Galaxy Cluster Birthing Stars at Excessive Rate
The newly discovered Phoenix cluster may be one of the most extreme objects ever observed, being among the most...
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The Border Between Primordial Plasma and Ordinary Matter
Scientists taking advantage of the versatility and new capabilities of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), an atom smasher...