Mystery lava world baffles astronomers
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Coldest brown dwarfs blur lines between stars and planets
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Sagittarius A: Center of the Milky Way
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Pieces of rare meteorite land at five different academic institutions
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NASA’s Chandra sees eclipsing planet in X-rays for first time
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Earth’s gold came from colliding dead stars
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Sun’s loops are displaying an optical illusion
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NASA launches IRIS carrying Smithsonian-built telescope
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First transiting planets in a star cluster discovered
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Air and Space Museum receives $6 million donation for Public Observatory Program
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Three Smithsonian scientists to participate in Aspen Ideas Festival
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Solar splashdown
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Dust trap around distant star may unlock mystery as to how planets form
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Chandra X-ray Observatory turns up black hole bonanza in galaxy next door
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Cat’s Paw Nebula “littered” w/ baby stars
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Young star suggests our sun was a feisty toddler
