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Comet and Northern Lights Dance Together in Dazzling Video

Tommy Eliassen

The northern lights and a bright comet dance together over the Scandinavian Arctic in a stunning new video. [Full Story]

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Whoa! Mini-Supernovas Discovered

Christine Pulliam (CfA)

Astronomers have discovered a new kind of supernova, a star explosion so weak that scientists dubbed it a miniature stellar blast. [Full Story]

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