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![Photo of the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope in Green Bank, Pocahontas County, W. Va.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114064019im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/magnetics_l.jpg) |
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Magnetic Fields in Far Away Galaxies Observed to be 10 Times Stronger than those in Milky Way Conventional theories of star and galaxy formation challenged Released
November 12, 2008
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Archaeology of the Stars Michigan State researcher Timothy Beers studies the formation and evolution of stars born many billions of years before the Sun Released
September 17, 2008
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![A picture of the setting sun off the coast of Estonia and the letter "A."](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114064019im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/baltica_l.jpg) |
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Cracking the Code of Images New software easily detects pictures' hidden messages Released
July 15, 2008
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Not a Quirk But a Quark ... a Quark Star! Super-luminous stellar explosion observed via Caltech's Palomar Observatory, possibly resulting in a quark star Released
June 26, 2008
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![Photo of galaxy NGC 2770 showing location of star and lines from John Keats' poem.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114064019im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/supernova1_l1.jpg) |
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International Gemini Observatory Captures Birth of a Supernova Stellar discovery marks a new epoc in astronomical research Released
May 28, 2008
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![2007 In Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114064019im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/2007_review_text_l.jpg) |
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2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released
January 30, 2008
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![Composite image of supernova remnant W49B showing a barrel-shaped nebula.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114064019im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/supernova_1_l.jpg) |
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Search Is on for Hot Young Stars Long duration gamma-ray bursts allow astronomers to collect more information than ever imagined Released
September 21, 2007
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Planetary Construction Zone? Astronomers detect the beginnings of planet formation in a dusty disk surrounding a nearby star Released
July 5, 2007
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2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released
January 9, 2007
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![The Spiral Galaxy M51, with supernova.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114064019im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/m51_l.jpg) |
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Teachers Strike Scientific Gold at Kitt Peak Workshop participants take lucky images of a brand-new supernova Released
August 26, 2005
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![Young man stands in front of a row of white telescopes.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114064019im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/vla12_l.jpg) |
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New Mexico Graduate Student Receives Costa Rica's Top Science Honor At 26, Esteban Araya is the youngest person to ever receive the top science award from his native Costa Rica. A graduate student in astronomy at New Mexico Tech, Araya was honored for his research into the formation of massive stars. Released
August 5, 2005
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Star Killed by Companion Bizarre remains bear silent witness Released
March 2, 2005
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![Six SDI views of Saturn's moon Titan](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114064019im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/titan_l.jpg) |
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A New Camera for Extrasolar Planets It hasn't found planets yet—but in its first year of operation, the instrument has already proved its worth Released
January 31, 2005
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Of Microbes and Mars Desert microbe discovery has extraterrestrial implications Released
December 17, 2004
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![Sound waves in the Sun](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114064019im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/gong_waves_l.jpg) |
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Voyage to the Center of the Sun The Sun "rings" like a bell---which lets GONG probe its deepest secrets. Released
December 17, 2004
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Cold Flashes: Astrophysics at the South Pole What one scientist calls the world’s weirdest telescope was built to detect high-energy particles, not the light from distant stars. In 1997, AMANDA recorded the first precise map of neutrinos from outer space as they zipped through Antarctic ice. Released
October 13, 2004
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From Moonbounce to Hard Drives: Correcting More Errors Than Previously Thought Possible What does a Nobel laureate need to bounce a radio signal off the moon? A good error-correcting code, for one thing. Now, a breakthrough error-correction method has turned almost 40 years of conventional wisdom in digital communications on its head. Released
August 11, 2004
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![Artist's conception of OGLE-TR-56b.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114064019im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/ogle_planet_l.jpg) |
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Ogling Distant Stars An NSF-funded project that monitors the brightness of stars has given astronomers a potent tool for discovering planets far beyond our part of the galaxy. We can expect to find more "exoplanets" in the decade ahead. Released
August 9, 2004
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Distant Planetary System Has "Hometown" Look After 15 years of observation and a lot of patience, the world's premier planet-hunting team found the first planetary system that reminded them of our home solar system. Released
July 30, 2004
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Wireless Network Helps Astronomers Observe Elusive Gamma-Ray Bursts A gamma-ray burst (GRB) is one of the universe's most mysterious and explosive events. The High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network has given Palomar Observatory the speed astronomers need to pinpoint GRBs and catch them in the act. Released
April 8, 2004
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