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Artistic version of a hot Jupiter

NASA's Spitzer Puts Planets in a Petri Dish

Astronomers are using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to dissect the atmospheres of an exotic class of planets called hot Jupiters.

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Star formation in NGC 602, part of the wing region of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy

Under the 'Wing' of the Small Magellanic Cloud

Chandra looks under the "wing" of the dwarf galaxy Small Magellanic Cloud to study the life cycle of stars and the gas lying in between them.

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composite image of Spitzer and Hubble views of LRLL 54361 and artist concept of possible central object

Strobe-Like Flashes in Suspected Binary Protostar

Two of NASA's great observatories have teamed up to uncover a mysterious infant star that behaves like a strobe light.

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Artist's concept illustrates an asteroid belt around the bright star Vega

NASA, ESA Find Evidence for Vega Asteroid Belt

Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the second brightest star in northern night skies.

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Artist's conception illustrates the brown dwarf named 2MASSJ22282889-431026

NASA Telescopes See Weather Patterns in Brown Dwarf

Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes have probed the stormy atmosphere of a brown dwarf, creating the most detailed "weather ...

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