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ScienceDaily: Stars News

ScienceDaily: Stars News


Earth-like exoplanet in mass and size: While too hot to support life, Kepler 78b is roughly the size of Earth

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:28 AM PDT

In August, researchers identified an exoplanet with an extremely brief orbital period: The team found that Kepler 78b, a small, intensely hot planet 400 light-years from Earth, circles its star in

Preserving the legacy of the X-ray universe

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Every year, October is designated as American Archive Month. While many people may think "archive" means only dusty books and letters, there are, in fact, many other types of important

A ghostly trio from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:07 AM PDT

In the spirit of Halloween, scientists are releasing a trio of stellar ghosts caught in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. All three spooky structures, called planetary nebulas,

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