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Hurricane Watch From Space
Learn how scientists study and monitor hurricanes from space.
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Slide Show: Dazzling Universe
Looking for a little "bling" this summer? Our new slide show features a few gems from the cosmos, including sparkling clusters of baby stars and the shimmery demise of a dying star.
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Video: Alien Sunsets
Luke Skywalker gazed upon a double sunset in "Star Wars." NASA scientists now believe the universe could be full of planets with sunsets like these.
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Video: Taking in the Atmospheres of Faraway Worlds
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has uncovered clues about the atmospheres of two planets beyond our solar system.
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Who Ya Gonna Call?
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is a galactic ghost buster, spotting hidden massive stars and other monsters lurking in our galaxy.
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Smart Art: Imaging the Cosmos
Ever wonder how astronomers get those amazing pictures from space telescopes?
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Slide Show: Snapshots of the Universe
Images of life and death in the universe.
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The Infrared Universe
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is using its infrared eyes to turn the dark and dusty cosmos into a beautiful garden of colorful objects.
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Keck Interferometer
Virtual Tour →Take a 360 degree virtual tour of the world's largest optical telescopes.
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Mountains of Creation
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope's image of an area dubbed "Mountains of Creation."
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Keck Interferometer: Not Blinded by the Light
NASA engineers successfully suppressed the blinding light of three stars, including the well-known Vega, by 100 times.
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Spitzer Captures Echo of Dead Star
An enormous light echo etched in the sky by a fitful dead star was spotted by the infrared eyes of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
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