Outer Space
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Companion’s Comets the Key to Curious Exoplanet System?
The nearby star Fomalhaut A hosts the most famous planetary system outside our own Solar System, containing both an exoplanet…
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Starless Cloud Cores Reveal Why Some Stars Are Bigger Than Others
Massive stars — those at least 8 times the mass of our Sun — present an intriguing mystery: how do…
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Hubble Watches Super Star Create Holiday Light Show
This festive NASA Hubble Space Telescope image resembles a holiday wreath made of sparkling lights. The bright southern hemisphere star…
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Massive Stars Mark out Milky Way’s ‘Missing Arms’
A 12-year study of massive stars has reaffirmed that our Galaxy has four spiral arms, following years of debate sparked…
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Meteor Activity Outlook for November 30-December 6, 2013
No matter where you live, the first half of December provides some of the best meteor activity of the year.…
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