heic0401
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First supernova companion star found
07-Jan-2004: A joint European/University of Hawaii team of astronomers has for the first time observed a stellar ?survivor' to emerge from a double star system involving an exploded supernova. Supernovae are some ...
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heic0313
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Record-breaking ancient galaxy clusters
31-Dec-2003: Studies of two distant galaxy clusters using a combination of the largest radio, optical and x-ray telescopes on the ground and in space have independently found that galaxies formed relatively early ...
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heic0312
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Mega starbirth cluster is biggest, brightest and hottest ever seen
30-Oct-2003: A mysterious arc of light found behind a distant cluster of galaxies has turned out to be the biggest, brightest and hottest star-forming region ever seen in space.
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heic0310
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Hubble assists Rosetta comet mission
05-Sep-2003: Results from the NASA /ESA Hubble Space Telescope played a major role in preparing ESA 's ambitious Rosetta mission for its new target, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Hubble has been the critical to...
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heic0309
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Hubble tracks down a galaxy cluster's dark matter
17-Jul-2003: Using the powerful trick of gravitational lensing, a European and American team of astronomers have constructed an extensive ?mass map' of one of the most massive structures in our Universe. They beli...
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