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All That Remains of Exploded Star

Infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) are combined in this image of RCW 86

Infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) are combined in this image of RCW 86, the dusty remains of the oldest documented example of an ...

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All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova

Multi-wavelength view of all that remains of the oldest documented example of a supernova, called RCW 86

This image combines data from four different space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of the oldest documented example of a supernova, called RCW 86. The Chinese ...

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It's Raining Comets

Artist's conception illustrates a storm of comets around a star

This artist's conception illustrates a storm of comets around a star near our own, called Eta Corvi. Evidence for this barrage comes from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, whose infrared detectors ...

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    To Catch a Galactic Thief

    A big bully of a galaxy has been caught stealing gas -- fuel for stars -- from a nearby, smaller galaxy.

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