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New Radiation Map Called "Holy Grail" of Supernova Observations
Cassiopeia A - a well-documented supernova remnant of a star that was once eight times the size of our Sun - has revealed what astronomers are calling a "holy grail observation" of astrophysics: a map of radioactive material thrown out from the star as it exploded in 1671 that explains how the star's core collapsed and formed either a neutron star or black hole.
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Speeding, 900-foot Asteroid to Zoom (Safely) by Earth Monday, Live Stream Available
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'Jelly Doughnut' Rock on Mars was Dislodged by Opportunity, NASA Reports
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Saturn's Auroras Imaged in 360-Degree Detail by NASA Spacecraft [VIDEO]
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ESA's High-Tech Solar Orbiter to be Coated in Prehistoric Pigment
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Ganymede, Largest Moon in the Solar System, Mapped in Detail for First Time
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Four Galaxy Clusters Discovered, Step Toward Origins of Universe
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Flowing Water on Mars Seems Evident, Hard to Prove
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Mass of Neutrinos Accurately Calculated for First Time, Physicists Report
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Astronomers May Have Spotted One of the Most Distant Known Galaxies
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Hubble Telescope Captures Ghostly Star Formation in Chameleon Constellation
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NASA's Balloon-Launching WASP System Lowers the Cost of Planetary Observations
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