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Embryonic Star Captured with Jets Flaring

A developing star wrapped in a black cocoon of dust is seen sprouting giant jets in a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
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Astronomers Say Moons Like Ours Are Uncommon

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Astronomy news // 20 November, 2007 07:11:17
 The next time you take a moonlit stroll, or admire a full, bright-white moon looming in the night sky, you might count yourself lucky. New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that moons like Earth's - that formed out of tremendous collisions - are uncommon in the universe, arising at most in only 5 to 10 percent of planetary systems.

Photo Release - heic0718: Hubble zooms in on heart of mystery comet

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Astronomy news // 15 November, 2007 11:11:31
 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has probed the bright core of Comet 17P/Holmes which, to the delight of sky watchers, mysteriously brightened by nearly a million-fold in a 24-hour period beginning October 23, 2007.

How to make the brightest supernova ever: explode, collapse, repeat

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Astronomy news // 13 November, 2007 04:11:00
 A supernova observed last year was so bright--about 100 times as luminous as a typical supernova--that it challenged the theoretical understanding of what causes supernovae.

Spitzer Spies a Stellar Bubble Blower

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Astronomy news // 08 November, 2007 07:11:45
 A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a baby star 1,140 light-years away from Earth blowing two massive "bubbles." But instead of bubble gum, this youngster, called HH 46/47, is using powerful jets of gas to make bubbles in outer space.

Record 5th planet found around nearby star

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Astronomy news // 06 November, 2007 07:11:32
 A team of American astronomers announced today (Tuesday, Nov. 6) the discovery of a record-breaking fifth planet around the nearby star 55 Cancri, making it the only star aside from the sun known to have five planets.

Missing Black Hole Report: Hundreds Found!

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Astronomy news // 30 October, 2007 07:10:01
 The massive, growing black holes, discovered by NASA's Spitzer and Chandra space telescopes, represent a large fraction of a long-sought missing population. Their discovery implies there were hundreds of millions of additional black holes growing in our young universe, more than doubling the total amount known at that distance.

Hubble sees the graceful dance of two interacting galaxies

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Astronomy news // 29 October, 2007 09:10:40
 Two galaxies perform an intricate dance in this new Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxies, containing a vast number of stars, swing past each other in a graceful performance choreographed by gravity.

Hubble spies shells of sparkling stars around quasar

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Astronomy news // 25 October, 2007 11:10:57
 New images taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope - part of a research project led by UC Riverside's Gabriela Canalizo - have revealed the wild side of an elliptical galaxy, nearly two billion light-years away, that previously had been considered mild-mannered.

Stellar Forensics With Striking New Chandra Image

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Astronomy news // 23 October, 2007 06:10:53
 A spectacular new image shows how complex a star's afterlife can be. By studying the details of this image made from a long observation by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers can better understand how some stars die and disperse elements like oxygen into the next generation of stars and planets.

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