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Extreme exoplanet: Astronomers discover alien world hotter than most stars

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'Styrofoam' planet may help solve mystery of giant planets

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Finding order and structure in the atomic chaos where materials meet

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UMD-led study finds ancient Earth's fingerprints in young volcanic rocks

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156 early career engineering researchers to journey to frontiers of their fields, chart new paths

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Reconciling dwarf galaxies with dark matter

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University of Illinois researchers demonstrate tunable wetting and adhesion of graphene

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Simulations foresee hordes of colliding black holes in LIGO's future

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IU data scientists launch free tools to analyze online trends, memes

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Crumpling approach enhances photodetectors' light responsivity

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What is 10 miles across but powers an explosion brighter than the Milky Way?

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Tortoise approach works best--even for evolution

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NSF Engineering boosts 146 early-career researchers with awards totaling $73M

Distant supernova split 4 ways by gravitational lens

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A massive black hole has been found at the center of an ultra-compact galaxy

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Smallest known galaxy with a supermassive black hole

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Mixing in star-forming clouds explains why sibling stars look alike

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Why sibling stars look alike: Early, fast mixing in star-birth clouds

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Astronomers discover the most distant Milky Way stars detected to date

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Discovery expands search for Earth-like planets

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Delegating the dirty work is a key to evolution

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Nearby galaxy is a “fossil” from the early universe

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'Upside-down planet' reveals new method for studying binary star systems

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Starburst Wind Keeps Galaxies "Thin"

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Mutant Champions Save Imperiled Species From Almost-certain Extinction

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Warmer Soils Release Additional CO₂ Into Atmosphere; Effect Stabilizes Over Longer Term

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Motion Control Keeps Electric Car's Four Wheels--and Four Motors--on the Road

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Nearby Dwarf Galaxy and Possible Protogalaxy Discovered

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