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This artist concept portrays the brown dwarf W1935, which exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!

This artist concept portrays the brown dwarf W1935, which exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!

Brown Dwarf Aurorae

Brown dwarf W1935 exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!

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Cas A from Chandra
Hunting the Green Monster

Cassiopeia A is one astronomical object that looks exactly like what it is—a star that exploded 350 years ago!

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Just Wonderful Space Telescope News

JWST launches the first day of astronomy’s big meeting with news about science, technology, and galaxies!

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Artist impression of the debris disk surrounding star HD53143.

Artist impression of the debris disk surrounding star HD53143. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); M. Weiss (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

Disks and Planet Formation

The connection between disks and planet formation continues to expand as astronomers view them in new detail.

Science Today Top Stories
While we're on vacation, enjoy some of our top stories from 2011.
Voyager Headlines
NASA's 30-year-plus mission continues to make news, traveling to the edge of our Solar System.
Kepler 22b - Habitable?
Today NASA confirmed the first exoplanet in the habitable zone.
Friday Science News Round-up
Reptilian embryos, C. elegans in space and exoplanets galore—get ready for a wild Friday science news round-up!
Holiday on Mars
Celebrating Thanksgiving on Mars!
Europa's Great Lakes
Lakes under Europa's surface could hold the key to life on Jupiter's icy moon.
Jumping Jupiter, Batman
Did our early solar system contain another large planet?
The Magnetized Moon
Two new studies attempt to solve the mystery of the moon's magnetism.
Mars Obsession
Why are we so obsessed with Mars?
Science Horror Stories
Bwahahahaha. Put on your evilest laugh and get ready for some spooky science headlines…

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