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Rare Ultra-blue Stars Found in Neighboring Galaxy's Hub

Peering deep inside the hub of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a large, rare population of hot, bright stars. These sun-like stars have prematurely cast off their outer layers of material.

› Learn More | › Hubble Pinpoints Farthest Protocluster of Galaxies Ever Seen | › More Stories from AAS

Herschel and Spitzer See Nearby Galaxies' Stardust

NASA Telescopes Herschel and Spitzer Reveal Magellanic Cloud and Star Birth Images

New images show the cold dust that builds blazing stars and one of the most active and turbulent regions of star birth in our Milky Way galaxy, a region called Cygnus X. Pictured: Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light.

› Magellanic Clouds | › Star Birth | › More Stories from AAS

Stars Pop Onto the Scene in New WISE Image

A new mosaic from the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer showcases a vast stretch of cosmic clouds bubbling with new star birth. The region has numerous star-forming clouds, where stars have blown out bubbles in the gas and dust.

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NASA's Fermi Space Telescope Explores New Energy Extremes

After more than three years in space, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is extending its view of the high-energy sky into an unexplored electromagnetic range. The Fermi team announces its first census of energy sources in this new realm.

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NASA'S RXTE Helps Pinpoint Launch of 'Bullets' in a Black Hole's Jet

Using observations from the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite, an international team of astronomers has identified the moment when a black hole in our galaxy launched super-fast knots of gas into space.

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NASA's Chandra Finds Largest Galaxy Cluster in Early Universe

An exceptional galaxy cluster, the largest seen in the distant universe, has been found using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the National Science Foundation-funded Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile.

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: A Year of Achievement and Success

The James Webb Space Telescope marked a year of significant progress in 2011 as it continues to come together as NASA's next generation space telescope. In December, manufacturing and testing of all flight mirrors was completed in a final test.

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Orion mockup akes its final splash into NASA Langley Research Center’s Hydro Impact Basin on Jan. 6.

Final Orion Drop Test Completed at Langley Research Center

After six months of testing, an Orion mockup took its final splash into NASA Langley Research Center’s Hydro Impact Basin on Jan. 6. Among its multiple functions, Orion will carry astronauts into space and ensure safe re-entry and landing.

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The President and the SAVE Recipient

President Barack Obama talks with Matthew Ritsko, the winner of the 2011 Presidential Securing Americans' Value and Efficiency (SAVE) award, in the Oval...