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Friday, August 23, 2013

Astronomical News

Scientific Minds Want To Know
Astronomers have used Kepler data to analyze target star "song" that relates to the star's mass, spin and surface features.
Analysis of starlight collected by NASA’s Kepler space telescope shows patterns in the flicker that are tied to a star's evolutionary state and, possibly, habitable exoplanet potential.
As anyone with kids knows, baby humans have a tendency to throw stuff around -- and baby stars are no different.
In a sign of the times, aspiring astronauts were asked to write a Twitter post, a limerick or a haiku as part of their NASA applications.
Take a look back at some of Voyager 2's most beautiful images on its 36th launch anniversary.
Monday morning, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy took a look out of the International Space Station's window to see something awry -- a mysterious object was floating by!

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