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GREENBELT, Md., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A new image of spiral arms in the gas and dust around a sun-like star may provide clues to the presence of embedded but as-yet-unseen planets, NASA says.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Exploding supernovas provide windows into the history of the universe and Israeli astronomers say they've observed a record-breaking number of them.
GREENBELT, Md., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The dwarf planet Vesta, the runt of the solar system, can lay claim to the second-highest mountain, higher than anything on Earth, U.S. astronomers say.
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a survey reveals small planets are more common than large ones and one in four sun-like stars may have Earth-like planets.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says an 880-pound robot designed to locate water and other resources on the moon will soon be field tested in Hawaii.
NOTTINGHAM, England, April 16 (UPI) -- British astronomers say they've determined fully evolved galaxies existed 4 billion years after the birth of the universe.
DARMSTADT, Germany, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The surface of the Moon may become more tangible as Europe's lunar satellite, the Smart 1 probe, has successfully completed its mission. The BBC reported Smart 1 has produced detailed maps of the Moon's chemical make-up from its 16-month mission.
HONOLULU, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- University of Hawaii astronomer Fabrizio Bernardi has discovered a new comet.
KAMEULA, Hawaii, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The planet discovered on the edge of the solar system in July by three astronomers, has been found to have a moon.
HONOLULU, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Hawaii's stark volcanic landscape that once served as a training ground for lunar astronauts might soon be a resource for Mars training.
