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55 Cancri e is the densest and most solid planet ever found

May 2, 2011

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It has a surface temperature close to 2,700C A year there last just 18 hours The discovery of an ‘exotic super-Earth’ that is as dense as lead and where a year lasts just 18 hours could be the most significant breakthrough yet in the study of planet evolution and survival. The remarkable find – named […]

Voyager Set to Enter Interstellar Space

May 2, 2011

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Read more: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/voyager-heliosheath-042811.html

Dark Mystery Cloud in the Milky Way

May 2, 2011

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An Engine of Massive Star Creation? A dark, mysterious cloud of dust (extending from the center, right) seems to flow out from a bright explosion in this false-color image in infrared light from the Spitzer Space Telescope. These views have revealed that the mystery cloud, called M17 SWex, is forming stars at a furious rate […]