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This artist concept portrays the brown dwarf W1935, which exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!

This artist concept portrays the brown dwarf W1935, which exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!

Brown Dwarf Aurorae

Brown dwarf W1935 exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!

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Cas A from Chandra
Hunting the Green Monster

Cassiopeia A is one astronomical object that looks exactly like what it is—a star that exploded 350 years ago!

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Just Wonderful Space Telescope News

JWST launches the first day of astronomy’s big meeting with news about science, technology, and galaxies!

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Artist impression of the debris disk surrounding star HD53143.

Artist impression of the debris disk surrounding star HD53143. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); M. Weiss (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

Disks and Planet Formation

The connection between disks and planet formation continues to expand as astronomers view them in new detail.

Diamonds in the Sky
Black, white and brown, holes and dwarfs—space news of the week, of course.
Dark, Hot Exoplanet
Despite its proximity to its star, TrES-2b is the darkest known exoplanet.
Mars Liquid Water
Images from Mars hint at potential signs of liquid salt water-- further igniting the possibility of life on the Red Planet.
Another Earthly Moon?
New research suggests that Earth may have had a second, smaller moon.
The FEDs Are Coming!
Could a newly discovered meteor shower hint at an Earth-threatening comet?
Enceladus Solves Mystery
The water in Saturn's upper atmosphere comes from its spouting moon, Enceladus.
Pluto's New Moon
Scientists have discovered a new moon around Pluto.
Shuttle Ends
A news-round up as we say goodbye to NASA's shuttle program.
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Space Shuttle: End of an Era
With the launch of Atlantis next week (barring any delays), NASA's space shuttle program will officially come...
Shuttle Memories
One of our editors put together some of his favorite shuttle memories.

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