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NASA's Chandra Finds Largest Galaxy Cluster in Early Universe

An exceptional galaxy cluster, the largest seen in the distant universe.

01/10/12

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Celestial Bauble Intrigues Astronomers

A pulsar found within a supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)

12/20/11

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A Galaxy Cluster Gets Sloshed

A cluster of galaxies located about 480 million light years from Earth.

12/13/11

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