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Planets Like Earth Could Be Closer Than You Think

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Planets Like Earth Could Be Closer Than You Think Planets Like Earth Could Be Closer Than You Think

Fomalhaut B: The Mote in Sauron’s Eye

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Fomalhaut B: The Mote in Sauron’s Eye Fomalhaut B: The Mote in Sauron’s Eye

By Shaunacy Ferro

Billions And Billions: Our Galaxy Has At Least 100 Billion Planets, Of Which 17 Billion Are Earthlike

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Billions And Billions: Our Galaxy Has At Least 100 Billion Planets, Of Which 17 Billion Are Earthlike Billions And Billions: Our Galaxy Has At Least 100 Billion Planets, Of Which 17 Billion Are Earthlike

By Rebecca Boyle

Hubble Captures Earliest Views Yet Of The Universe

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Hubble Captures Earliest Views Yet Of The Universe Hubble Captures Earliest Views Yet Of The Universe

By Rebecca Boyle

New Telescope To Hunt For Earth’s Twin

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New Telescope To Hunt For Earth’s Twin New Telescope To Hunt For Earth’s Twin

By Rebecca Boyle

Megapixels: The James Webb Space Telescope Gets Chilled to 400 Degrees Below Zero

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Megapixels: The James Webb Space Telescope Gets Chilled to 400 Degrees Below Zero Megapixels: The James Webb Space Telescope Gets Chilled to 400 Degrees Below Zero

By Page Grossman

Astronomers Spot Ancient Spiral Galaxy From an Era When Spirals Should Not Exist

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Astronomers Spot Ancient Spiral Galaxy From an Era When Spirals Should Not Exist Astronomers Spot Ancient Spiral Galaxy From an Era When Spirals Should Not Exist

By Rebecca Boyle

A Star System 12.9 Billion Light Years Away is the New Most Distant Galaxy

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A Star System 12.9 Billion Light Years Away is the New Most Distant Galaxy A Star System 12.9 Billion Light Years Away is the New Most Distant Galaxy

NASA Adopts Two Spare Spy Telescopes, Each Maybe More Powerful Than Hubble

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NASA Adopts Two Spare Spy Telescopes, Each Maybe More Powerful Than Hubble NASA Adopts Two Spare Spy Telescopes, Each Maybe More Powerful Than Hubble

By Rebecca Boyle

How The Last Transit of Venus in Our Lifetime Will Help Us Find Other Planets

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How The Last Transit of Venus in Our Lifetime Will Help Us Find Other Planets How The Last Transit of Venus in Our Lifetime Will Help Us Find Other Planets

By Rebecca Boyle

Kepler Spots a Doomed Planet Slowly Evaporating into Space

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Kepler Spots a Doomed Planet Slowly Evaporating into Space Kepler Spots a Doomed Planet Slowly Evaporating into Space

The Prettiest Space Pics From This Week’s Annual American Astronomical Society Meeting

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The Prettiest Space Pics From This Week’s Annual American Astronomical Society Meeting The Prettiest Space Pics From This Week’s Annual American Astronomical Society Meeting

The Lovely Sunset On Exoplanet HD 209458 b

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The Lovely Sunset On Exoplanet HD 209458 b The Lovely Sunset On Exoplanet HD 209458 b

By Rebecca Boyle

Q&A: How to Rate the Habitability of Other Planets

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Q&A: How to Rate the Habitability of Other Planets Q&A: How to Rate the Habitability of Other Planets

By Rebecca Boyle

How Comets In Distant Solar Systems Could Deliver Oceans to Exoplanets

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How Comets In Distant Solar Systems Could Deliver Oceans to Exoplanets How Comets In Distant Solar Systems Could Deliver Oceans to Exoplanets

By Rebecca Boyle

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Brand-New Supernova Spotted Within Hours, Will Be the Most-Studied Star Explosion Ever Brand-New Supernova Spotted Within Hours, Will Be the Most-Studied Star Explosion Ever

By Rebecca Boyle

How The World’s Most Powerful Visualization Lab Turns Hard Data Into Scientific Cinema

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How The World’s Most Powerful Visualization Lab Turns Hard Data Into Scientific Cinema How The World’s Most Powerful Visualization Lab Turns Hard Data Into Scientific Cinema

Video: NASA Planet Hunters Announce Smallest Exoplanet Ever Found, Just 560 Light Years Away

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Video: NASA Planet Hunters Announce Smallest Exoplanet Ever Found, Just 560 Light Years Away Video: NASA Planet Hunters Announce Smallest Exoplanet Ever Found, Just 560 Light Years Away

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: A 3-D Tour of All the Known Galaxies, In 90 Seconds

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Video: A 3-D Tour of All the Known Galaxies, In 90 Seconds Video: A 3-D Tour of All the Known Galaxies, In 90 Seconds

By Dan Nosowitz

Astronomers Make Extraordinarily Detailed Map of the Universe’s Dark Matter

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Astronomers Make Extraordinarily Detailed Map of the Universe’s Dark Matter Astronomers Make Extraordinarily Detailed Map of the Universe’s Dark Matter

By Rebecca Boyle

As the $5 Billion James Webb Telescope Goes, So Goes the Future of Space Science

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As the $5 Billion James Webb Telescope Goes, So Goes the Future of Space Science As the $5 Billion James Webb Telescope Goes, So Goes the Future of Space Science

Astronomers Use Hubble Data to Predict the Movement of Stars For the Next 10,000 Years

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Astronomers Use Hubble Data to Predict the Movement of Stars For the Next 10,000 Years Astronomers Use Hubble Data to Predict the Movement of Stars For the Next 10,000 Years

Hubble Glimpses the Most Distant Object Ever Seen, A Galaxy 13 Billion Light Years Away

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Hubble Glimpses the Most Distant Object Ever Seen, A Galaxy 13 Billion Light Years Away Hubble Glimpses the Most Distant Object Ever Seen, A Galaxy 13 Billion Light Years Away

New Theories Test Our Understanding of Nature’s Most Elemental Force

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New Theories Test Our Understanding of Nature’s Most Elemental Force New Theories Test Our Understanding of Nature’s Most Elemental Force

By Jon Lackman

New Space Telescope Relies on Never-Before-Manufactured Material; No Problem, Says NASA

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New Space Telescope Relies on Never-Before-Manufactured Material; No Problem, Says NASA New Space Telescope Relies on Never-Before-Manufactured Material; No Problem, Says NASA

By Rebecca Boyle

Hubble Shoots a Spooky Snapshot of a Faraway Haunted Nebula

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Hubble Shoots a Spooky Snapshot of a Faraway Haunted Nebula Hubble Shoots a Spooky Snapshot of a Faraway Haunted Nebula

Best Jobs In Science: NASA Concept Illustrators Turn Raw Data Into Art

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Best Jobs In Science: NASA Concept Illustrators Turn Raw Data Into Art Best Jobs In Science: NASA Concept Illustrators Turn Raw Data Into Art

Hubble Spots Hypervelocity Star Speeding From the Milky Way’s Center at 1.6 Million MPH

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Hubble Spots Hypervelocity Star Speeding From the Milky Way’s Center at 1.6 Million MPH Hubble Spots Hypervelocity Star Speeding From the Milky Way’s Center at 1.6 Million MPH

Why Isn’t the Hubble Space Telescope Just Attached to the International Space Station?

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Why Isn’t the Hubble Space Telescope Just Attached to the International Space Station? Why Isn’t the Hubble Space Telescope Just Attached to the International Space Station?

By Alessandra Calderin

Hubble 3D Review: The Ultimate Hubblegasm

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Hubble 3D Review: The Ultimate Hubblegasm Hubble 3D Review: The Ultimate Hubblegasm

By John Mahoney

The Telescope-Toting 747 That Sees More than Hubble

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The Telescope-Toting 747 That Sees More than Hubble The Telescope-Toting 747 That Sees More than Hubble

By Mark Wolverton

NASA’s WISE Space Telescope Captures Beauty Shot of Andromeda Galaxy

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NASA’s WISE Space Telescope Captures Beauty Shot of Andromeda Galaxy NASA’s WISE Space Telescope Captures Beauty Shot of Andromeda Galaxy

Preview: Hubble 3D IMAX Puts a Tear in a Spacewalker’s Eye

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Preview: Hubble 3D IMAX Puts a Tear in a Spacewalker’s Eye Preview: Hubble 3D IMAX Puts a Tear in a Spacewalker’s Eye

Kepler Telescope Spots Hotter, Weirder Bodies Than Ever Before Seen (In The Sky, That Is)

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Kepler Telescope Spots Hotter, Weirder Bodies Than Ever Before Seen (In The Sky, That Is) Kepler Telescope Spots Hotter, Weirder Bodies Than Ever Before Seen (In The Sky, That Is)

Ball Aerospace: Where Satellites Come From

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Ball Aerospace: Where Satellites Come From Ball Aerospace: Where Satellites Come From

By Rebecca Boyle

What’s It Like to Film IMAX 3D In Outer Space?

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What’s It Like to Film IMAX 3D In Outer Space? What’s It Like to Film IMAX 3D In Outer Space?

Hubble’s Ten Most Significant Discoveries

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Hubble’s Ten Most Significant Discoveries Hubble’s Ten Most Significant Discoveries

What Comes After Hubble?

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What Comes After Hubble? What Comes After Hubble?

By Rebecca Boyle

The Top 10 Telescopes of All Time

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The Top 10 Telescopes of All Time The Top 10 Telescopes of All Time

By Rebecca Boyle

Could the Hubble Space Telescope Photograph Lunar Footprints?

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Could the Hubble Space Telescope Photograph Lunar Footprints? Could the Hubble Space Telescope Photograph Lunar Footprints?

New Virtual Telescope Online

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New Virtual Telescope Online New Virtual Telescope Online

By Gregory Mone

Happy Birthday Hubble

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Happy Birthday Hubble Happy Birthday Hubble

By John Mahoney

Hubble, New and Improved

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Hubble, New and Improved Hubble, New and Improved

By Michael Moyer