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Study finds billions of Earth-like planets

November 6, 2013November 6, 2013 Rick Pantaleo of VOANews final frontier

Astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Hawaii, Manoa say that based on new analysis of Kepler

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Bulgaria 

Astronomers discover lone planet with no star

October 10, 2013October 11, 2013 VOANews final frontier

Astronomers have discovered a lone planet, floating in space without a star. This free-floating planet, dubbed PSO J318.5-22, is just

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Comet ISON’s approach captured by amateur astronomers

September 24, 2013September 25, 2013 VOANews final frontier

Comet ISON was spotted and photographed by amateur astronomers as the highly- anticipated arrival of the icy space visitor nears.

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NASA confirms Voyager 1 has left solar system

September 13, 2013September 13, 2013 Matthew Hilburn of VOANews final frontier

The U.S. space agency, NASA, has officially confirmedwhat others have suspected for some time: The Voyager 1 spacecraft is the “first

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Bulgaria 

Perseid meteor shower 2013 to peak over Bulgaria on August 12 and 13

August 9, 2013August 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The annual summer night sky show that is the Perseid meteor shower will peak in 2013 on the nights of

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Sun on verge of massive flip

August 9, 2013August 8, 2013 VOANews final frontier

Our sun is about to make an enormous flip. According to NASA, in about three to four months, the sun’s

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NASA maps 130 years of climate change

August 2, 2013August 2, 2013 VOANews final frontier

America’s space agency, NASA, has produced a video showing how Earth’s surface temperatures have been changing over the years. NASA

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Major solar storm could be heading for Earth

July 22, 2013 Rosanne Skirble of VOANews final frontier

With the sun nearing the peak of its 11-year cycle, scientists say a powerful solar storm may be headed our

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Astronomers detect mystery radio bursts

July 16, 2013July 17, 2013 Rick Pantaleo of VOANews final frontier

An international team of astronomers is studying four mysterious and very powerful radio bursts they think may have originated half

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