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Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy
NASA is unveiling a new view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way galaxy, as seen by three of the agency's space-based observatories.
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Spitzer Observes a Chaotic Planetary System
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a young star with evidence of the same orbital hyperactivity that our planets had before they found their way to the stable orbits they circle in today.
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Hubble Showcases Star Birth in Southern Pinwheel
The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83.
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Fermi Detects Gamma-Rays From Distant 'Star Factories'
Two 'starburst' galaxies, plus a satellite of our own Milky Way galaxy, represent a new category of gamma-ray-emitting objects detected both by Fermi and ground-based observatories.
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Exoplanet House of Horrors
Not all planets are as friendly as ours...
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New Celestial Map Gives Directions for GPS
Using the most distant objects in the Universe to find your way home
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Astronomers Do It Again: Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet
Peering far beyond our solar system, NASA researchers have detected the basic chemistry for life in a second hot gas planet, advancing astronomers toward the goal of being able to characterize planets where life could exist.
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Spitzer Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings.
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Herschel's Multi-Hued View of the Sky
A new image from the Herschel Observatory shows off the observatory's talents for seeing multiple wavelengths of light.
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Spitzer Spots Clump Of Swirling Planetary Material
Astronomers have witnessed odd behavior around a young star. Something, perhaps another star or a planet, appears to be pushing a clump of planet-forming material around.