First stars 'may have been dark'
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The first stars in the Universe may have been powered by dark matter, according to a new theory.
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Astronomers have observed for the first time a jet of matter spiraling outward from an infant star, as if a lengthy strand of curly pasta.
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What might be the first known &quot;Earth-like&quot; planet orbiting a star like our own sun has been reported by European astronomers.
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Scientists disagree on the origins of the annual Geminid shower but agree that conditions this year favor a spectacular show. Shooting stars of mysterious origin promise a spectacular sky-show tonight for
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Do you love gazing at a starry night sky?  Nothing you've ever seen on Earth could prepare you for the fantastic skies of some &quot;orphan stars&quot; just discovered by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Those who are involved in popularizing astronomy are asked certain questions time and again.&nbsp; One of these is 'How many stars are there?' Only when one is blessed with a rare glimpse of a star-spangled sky with its myriad luminaries, can we understand why this question occurs.&nbsp; Special computer analysis can readily answer the question.&nbsp;
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The Hubble Space Telescope has produced a vivid portrait of the early days of the universe, when baby galaxies were forming and stars were just beginning to shine.
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IT IS THE SEASON for stars. What to most of us are simply pinpoints of light in a dark night sky are to astronomers much more. Dwarfs, subgiants, supergiants, single-line and spectroscopic double starsthe
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The image of a blurry red ball near a failed star just might be the first picture ever snapped of a planet outside our solar system, an astronomer who helped find the object said on Monday.
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One of the most elusive figures in  Hollywood since the heyday of Howard Hughes may be about to  make her debut.
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The retailer's first quarter might make pessimists wonder if they were wrong.
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What might be the first directly visible planet orbiting a starlike body other than our sun was reported by scientists from Europe and Los Angeles on Friday.
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The discovery of a large disc of dust around a double star system may force a rethink of some astronomical models.
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Go outside on Wednesday evening and take a look at the moon. It will look mighty strange. The Earth&#39;s dark shadow will march across the face of the moon and by 9:30 pm the moon will take on an eerie red color.
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The surface of one of the brightest stars in the night sky is imaged by scientists.
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Telescopes aboard the Hinode satellite have been returning some of their first results.
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The first direct image of a planet circling another star may have been obtained by a US-European team of astronomers.