Spirals in Nature (11-07-2012)
Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we can see that the storm is, in fact, a giant spiral shape.

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Learn About the Milky Way (11-01-2012)
The word galaxy comes from the Greek word meaning "milky circle" or the more familiar Milky Way.

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NGC 4178 in 60 Seconds (10-25-2012)
A supermassive black hole with one of the lowest masses ever observed has been spotted in the middle of a galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories.

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Planetary Nebula Survey (10-10-2012)
A planetary nebula is a phase of stellar evolution that the sun should experience several billion years from now, when it expands to become a red giant.

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WIND - Here, There and Everywhere (09-26-2012)
Wind is an excellent example of a phenomenon that happens here, there, and everywhere.

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