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Chinese Telescope Collects Data on Over 7 Million Stars
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
A Lonely Galaxy Gives Birth to Hundreds of Stars
By Marisa Gertz
Manhattanhenge Returns to Light Up New York City's Streets For the Last Time This Year
By Amanda Calvo
China Finishes World’s Biggest Radio Telescope
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
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A trio of worlds around a very dim star may have all of the right conditions for biology
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The 'Renegade' Woman Who Sorted the Stars
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The vast, invisible cloud is expected to reach the Milky Way in 30 million years
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Astronomers Eager to Study Newly Discovered Venus-like Planet
Gj 1132b is only 39 light-years away
By Daniel White
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How to Watch the Taurid Meteor Shower Fireballs
Pebble-sized meteors should put on big light show
By Victor Luckerson
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500 Planets on One Exquisite Chart
The galaxy is just packed with worlds, and we're discovering more of them all the time
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It blazed through the night sky
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It doesn't take much for people to start seeing aliens—but in this case they're looking in the wrong direction
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