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Offbeat: Space Space: Astronomy Space: Structures and Features Space: The Solar System
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Does this exoplanet have a sibling sharing the same orbit?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have found the possible 'sibling' of a planet orbiting a distant star. The team has dete ...

Space: The Solar System
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Three centaurs follow Uranus through the solar system - Three Centaurs Follow Uranus Through the Solar System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astrophysicists have confirmed that Crantor, a large asteroid with a diameter of 70 km has an orbit...

Space: Structures and Features
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Astronomers identify likely location of medium-sized black holes - Astronomers Identify Likely Location of Medium-Sized Black Holes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Intermediate-mass black holes are notoriously hard to find but a new study indicates there may be so...

Space: Structures and Features
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Heaviest neutron star to date is a 'black widow' eating its mate - Heaviest Neutron Star to Date is a 'Black Widow' Eating its Mate      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Millisecond pulsars spin far more rapidly than expected for a collapsed star. The best chance to stu...

Space: The Solar System
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Comet makes a pit stop near Jupiter's asteroids - Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter's Asteroids      (via sciencedaily.com) 

After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting amo...

Space: Exploration
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Astronomers show how terrain evolves on icy comets - Astronomers Show How Terrain Evolves on Icy Comets      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

With an eye toward a possible return mission years in the future, Cornell University astronomers hav ...

Space: Structures and Features Space: The Solar System
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Astronomers discover closest black hole to Earth - Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous det ...

Space: Structures and Features
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Astronomers find evidence for most powerful pulsar in distant galaxy - Astronomers Discover the Most Powerful Pulsar in a Distant Galaxy      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers using data from the VLA Sky Survey have discovered one of the youngest known neutron sta ...

Space: The Solar System
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Worldwide observations confirm nearby 'lensing' exoplanet - Worldwide Observations Confirm Nearby 'Lensing' Exoplanet      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers using telescopes around the world confirmed and characterized an exoplanet orbiting a ne...

Space: The Solar System
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Monster planet is 'dancing with the stars' - Monster Planet is 'Dancing with the Stars'      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team of scientists has discovered a highly unusual planetary system comprised of a sun-like star,...