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X-ray Telescope Launches Successfully
June 13, 2012 | NuSTAR, the first telescope to focus high-energy X-rays, launched today after 20 years of planning. > read more
Small Planets’ Evolutionary Edge
June 13, 2012 | The discovery that planets can form around a variety of stars — and not just specific types, as previously thought — might open the floodgates on the search for habitable worlds in the galaxy. > read more
Failed Stars Oddly Rare
June 12, 2012 | Astronomers hunting for brown dwarfs in our solar neighborhood have been thrown a surprise: these star wannabes are far less common than previously thought. > read more
All-Sky Survey Sees Millions of Stars
June 13, 2012 | A collaboration between professional and amateur astronomers is producing a careful map of stellar brightnesses and colors across the entire night sky. The survey should fill a hole that sometimes hampers quick, accurate measurements of events such as supernovae. > read more
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Tour June’s Sky by Eye and Ear!
April 17, 2012 | Mars and Saturn are the two bright planets in the evening sky. They’re joined by a host of springtime sparklers, including Arcturus (overhead at dusk) and Vega. This month also features the long-awaited transit of Venus and a partial lunar eclipse. > read more
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Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography
June 11, 2012 | A large astrophotography exhibit opens at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. > read more
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance
June 15, 2012 | The Summer Triangle climbs higher this week, the temporary summer triangle of 2012 sinks lower, and Venus and Jupiter begin showing themselves better at dawn. > read more
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