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A Giant Planet for Beta Pic

July 4, 2010

A mere 50 light-years away, young star
Beta
Pictoris
became one of the most important stars in the sky
in [...]

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Geostationary Highway

February 21, 2010

Put a satellite
in a circular orbit about 42,000 kilometers from the
center of the Earth (36,000 kilometers [...]

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WISE Infrared Andromeda

February 20, 2010

This
sharp, wide-field view features
infrared light from the spiral
Andromeda Galaxy (M31).
Dust heated by Andromeda’s young stars is [...]

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Andromeda

February 6, 2010

Abbreviation: And
Genitive: Andromedae
Translation: Princess of Ethiopia or the Chained Lady
Position in the Sky
Right Ascension: 1 hour
Declination: 40 degrees
Visible between latitudes [...]

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