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A Growing Abundance of “Solar Systems”
January 13, 2013 | Caltech

At least 200 billion stars fill the Milky Way, our galaxy. How many planets might orbit those stars? What would those worlds be like? Twenty years ago, it was anybody’s guess.


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First Spacecraft to Orbit Two Solar System Bodies
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Kepler Discovers New Planetary Systems
January 26, 2012 | NASA
"NASA's Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. These discoveries...

Arizona Solar Energy Map
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Voyager 1 Set to Leave Solar System
September 5, 2012 | Christian Science Monitor
Thirty-five years ago Voyager 1 was launched and today it is approaching the edge of...

A Ship that Sails on Half the Fuel
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The USS Makin Island has a new propulsion systems that enable it to operate on...


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