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New VISTA Telescope Exposes Orion Nebula
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The VISTA telescope has captured stunning new images of the Orion Nebula.

Exoplanet Hunters Find a Chemical Clue
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European scientists recently used a telescope instrument called HARPS to measure the chemical content of 500 stars similar to the Sun, some with known planetary systems and others without.

New Views of Kappa Crucis Cluster
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A new series of telescope images taken with conventional cameras, high-resolution ground telescopes, and the Hubble Space Telescope show glittering details of this colorful star cluster in the Southern Cross constellation.

Sunspots From Supercomputers
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For the first time, astronomers from developed a simulated sunspot to unlock the mysteries of the Sun.