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Astronomers release stunning view of Orion Nebula
European astronomers showed off their newest telescope Wednesday, releasing stunning views of young stars in a stellar nursery.
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0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 02/15 7:00am Astronomy: In praise of planet Pluto, identified 80 years ago
"Inhospitable" doesn't do it justice: the temperature on Pluto, even during its summer (which comes around only every 248 years) is -230°C.
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0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 02/15 6:59amHubble Catches End Of Star-Making Party
Galaxies throughout the universe are ablaze with star birth. But for a nearby, small spiral galaxy, the star-making party is almost over.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 01/18 11:46pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 01/18 11:46pmAs more planets emerge, astronomers are confident they'll find one like Earth
It seems increasingly likely that, as they stare at the heavens, astronomers are going to find an Earth out there, or at least something that they can plausibly claim is a rocky planet where water could splash at the surface and -- who knows? -- harbor some kind of life.
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0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 01/18 11:43pmAstronomy's 2010 Youth Essay Contest
Astronomy.com is now accepting submissions for the 2010 Youth Essay Contest! The title for submitted essays is "What I love best about astronomy."
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0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 01/18 11:38pm