Topic: Spitzer Space Telescope
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Looking deeper
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Dwarfs
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day: Remarkable Hubble photos
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Celestial nurseries
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Spitzer Space Telescope
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Light from alien 'super-earth' seen for first time
NASA's Spitzer space telescope has detected a light source coming from a large earth-like planet.
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Strange red galaxies a 'missing link' in history of the universe?
The discovery of four ruby-red, dim galaxies at the farthest fringes of the universe could help scientists understand how the earliest galaxies evolved to become what we see today.
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How are planets born? LkCa 15 could give scientists first-ever peek.
A newly discovered planet-candidate circling star LkCa 15 could provide astronomers with a first-ever look at a gas-giant planet as it grows. It could help prove or debunk current theories.
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Surprise find in Kepler planet hunt: lots of multi-planet systems
NASA's Kepler spacecraft, which is searching for Earth-mass planets orbiting sun-like stars, is finding hundreds of candidate planets, and many more multi-planet systems than expected.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Looking deeper
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Dwarfs
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day: Remarkable Hubble photos
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Celestial nurseries
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Brown dwarf star likely the coldest star yet discovered
Brown dwarf: Located some 75 light years from Earth, the failed star dubbed CFBDSIR 1458+10B is likely the coldest star yet discovered, with a temperature about that of boiling water.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Spitzer Space Telescope
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Exoplanets
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/10
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Infrared
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: In Technicolor
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Cosmic pairs
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Whirlpools
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Blowing in the Wind
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Gas giants
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day: Asteroids
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: The Milky Way
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Comets
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Heavenly Rings
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Supernovas
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Almost 500 alien planets, and counting
By the end of this month, astronomers expect to have found 500 planets beyond our solar system. The current count is 494, including one that may be inhabitable by humans.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Ignition
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