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Alien Solar System May Exist in Nearby Star ClusterResearchers have found a new planetary system around a white dwarf.
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Strange Exoplanet's 'Backwards' Orbit Explained by Extra Star, PlanetThe study of a planetary system might help explain why some planets have odd orbits.
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Stunning Photo Captures Reflective Cloud in Orion ConstellationThe new photo shows a dense cloud in deep space lit up only by reflected starlight.
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Alien Auroras May Light Up Exoplanet Night SkiesFor the first time, researchers have evidence of auroras outside of our solar system.
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Close Encounter of Jupiter and Moon Wows StargazersLast night, Jupiter and the moon's close conjunction wowed stargazers.
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NASA's Alien Planet Archive Now Open to the WorldThe new NASA Exoplanet Archive lets anyone around the world sift through alien planet discoveries from the Kepler spacecraft.
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Astronauts See Obama Inauguration Site from SpaceSpaceflyers aboard the International Space Station are getting taking part in inauguration weekend.
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NASA Eyes 'Hedgehog' Invasion of Mars Moon PhobosThe robotic "hedgehogs" could ride the Phobos Surveyor spacecraft to Mars in a few decades.
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Amazing NASA Sun Photos Outshine Ultra HDTVsNASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory takes photos at a higher definition than Ultra-HD TVs can display.
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NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' to March in Obama's Inaugural ParadeNASA to roll out full-size space vehicle replicas, a 'Star Party' and 'Mohawk Guy.'
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NASA Beams Mona Lisa to Moon with LaserLeonardo da Vinci's masterpiece became the first laser message to a spacecraft.
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NYC Museum Launches New Space Shuttle Enterprise ExhibitA new temporary exhibit features never-before-seen artifacts from the space shuttle Enterprise.
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'Star Wars' Empire Strikes Back at Obama's Death Star RefusalThe Obama Administration's refusal to build a real Death Star has provoked a disturbance in the Force.
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Russia to Launch New Moon Probe in 2015By 2015, Russia will launch its first of four orbiters to the moon.
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Big Strides Made in Tracking Near-Earth Asteroids, NASA Scientist SaysAstronomers have found 90 percent of the largest near-Earth asteroids that could threaten Earth.
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Huge Wildfire Damages Australia's Largest Optical ObservatoryA wildfire significantly damaged five buildings at Australia's Siding Spring Observatory.
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NASA's Next Flagship Space Telescope Back on Track ... and on BudgetThe huge instrument is making good progress toward a planned 2018 launch, NASA officials say.
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Finding Another Earth: How Will Scientists Confirm It Exists?Once scientists find a possible Earth-twin, how will they be sure?
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Wild Weather of Distant 'Failed Star' RevealedAstronomers have mapped out the weather of a brown dwarf in unprecedented detail.
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Ancient Maya Predicted 1991 Solar EclipseMayan astronomers accurately mapped the movements of heavenly bodies.
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Mars Meteorite May Be Missing Link to Red Planet's PastA Martian meteorite that landed in Morocco in 2011 is revealing the Red Planet's secrets
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First Meteor Shower of 2013 Peaks This WeekThe Quadrantid meteor shower should put on a show late Wednesday and early Thursday (Jan 2 and 3).
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Incredible NASA Photos Show Saturn's Rings and CloudsNASA's Cassini probe has snapped stunning new views of Saturn and its moons.
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Jesco von Puttkamer, Von Braun Rocket Team Member, Dies at 79Jesco von Puttkamer, a NASA engineer, died yesterday after a brief illness.
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