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World’s most powerful digital camera sees construction green light

In one shot, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope's 3.2-gigapixel camera…
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NASA’s WISE spacecraft discovers most luminous galaxy in universe

This artist's concept depicts the current record holder for the…
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Einstein’s Universe Turns 100

One hundred years ago, on 15th April 1915, a 36-year-old…
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Astronomers upgrade their cosmic light bulbs

A new study analyzes several sites where dead stars once…
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Hubble and Chandra discover dark matter is not as sticky as once thought

This collage shows images of six different galaxy clusters taken…
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Hover campaign promises bird’s-eye view of Mercury’s surface

The MESSENGER spacecraft depicted flying over Mercury's surface. NASA/Johns Hopkins…
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NASA satellites catch a “growth spurt” from a newborn protostar

Infrared images from instruments at Kitt Peak National Observatory (left)…
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Iron rain fell on early Earth, new Z machine data supports

An artist’s concept shows a celestial body about the size…
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