First of seven mirrors completed for Giant Magellan Telescope
Snapshot
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Chandra X-ray Observatory shows Milky Way is surrounded by halo of hot gas
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Planets can form in the galactic center
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Dying star illuminates distant galaxy, lifting veil of interstellar darkness for astronomers
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Planetary system orbiting two suns discovered by astronomers
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Recreating a slice of the universe
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Largest ever 3D map of the sky released by astronomers
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A bubbling cauldron of star birth
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Astronomers discover X-rays from a young supernova remnant
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Astronomers release highest-resolution images ever of the Sun’s corona
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Coronal mass ejection from July 12 solar flare headed toward Earth; minor geomagnetic storm activity predicted
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Close encounters between planetary systems of Kepler-36 stun astrophysicists
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Alien Earths may have formed in Universe earlier than expected
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Black hole growth found to be out of synch
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Giant black hole kicked out of home galaxy
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Ghostly gamma-ray beams blast from Milky Way’s center
