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A Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars

A major campaign using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other satellites shows magnetars may be more diverse than previously thought.

05/23/13

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Black Hole Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy

A galaxy located about 850 million light years from Earth.

05/15/13

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Colossal Hot Cloud Envelops Colliding Galaxies

A pair of colliding spiral galaxies about 330 million light years from Earth.

04/30/13

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