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June 17, 2013

Exoplanet formation surprise
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 18, 2013
A team of researchers has discovered evidence that an extrasolar planet may be forming quite far from its star-- about twice the distance Pluto is from our Sun. The planet lies inside a dusty, gaseous disk around a small red dwarf TW Hydrae, which is only about 55 percent of the mass of the Sun. The discovery adds to the ever-increasing variety of planetary systems in the Milky Way. The research is published in the Astrophysical Journal.* This dusty protoplanetary disk is the closest one to us, so ... read more

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Students and Teachers Become Rocket Scientists at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility More than 120 students and educators will delve into the world of rocket science June 15-21 during Rocket Week at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Activities during ... more		Chinese astronauts complete warm-up maintenance work in space module Chinese astronauts installed new floor boards in the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module on Friday morning, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The maneuver was a warm-up task for ... more		EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc Denmark military intel fails to identify source of drone flights Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones		China's space dream crystallized with Shenzhou-10 launch China successfully launched its fifth manned spacecraft late Tuesday afternoon, sending three astronauts on the country's longest space trip. With 10 astronauts and six spacecraft launched int ... more
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