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- Exploding star caught in the act - BBC
  Posted by robynoratocom from BBC News
  Astronomers have been able to capture and record the first moments when a massive star blows itself apart.
  
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- Scientists Find Solar System Like Ours
  Posted by Jwgardner from New York Times
  Astronomers say they have found a miniature version of our own solar system 5,000 light years across the galaxy — the first planetary system that really looks like our own, with outer giant planets and room for smaller inner planets.
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- Astronomers Get Better View Of Density Waves In Galaxies
  Posted by Sandyenglish from Science Daily
  In a paper published in The Astronomical Journal, Dr. Xiaolei Zhang, of the Naval Research Laboratory, and Dr. Ronald J. Buta, of the University of Alabama, report that they have developed an accurate and widely-applicable method for characterizing density wave features in galaxies.
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- Potentially Habitable Planet Found
  Posted by Jeff from AP News
  For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big step in the search for "life in the universe." The planet is just the right size, might have water in liquid form, and in galactic terms is relatively nearby at 120 trillion miles away.
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Scientists Find Solar System Like Ours

Do they have oil??? Can we buy some???

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Astronomy

Exploding star caught in the act - BBC

Scientists Find Solar System Like Ours

Astronomers Get Better View Of Density Waves In Galaxies

Potentially Habitable Planet Found

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Scientists Find Solar System Like Ours

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