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Swift, Spitzer, and ground-based groups all simultaneously observed the microlensing event OGLE-2015-BLG-1319, allowing for the measurement of physical properties of the system.
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124 quasars are presented in the redshift range 5.6 < z < 6.7, allowing for statistical analysis of the high-redshift quasar population. This can provide unique information about the first Gyr of the universe.
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Analysis of a large sample of SDSS galaxies suggests void environments allow for higher specific star formation rates while forming stars with similar efficiencies to those in walls.
Laura Kreidberg and Abraham Loeb 2016 ApJL 832 L12
The future James Webb Space Telescope is shown to be capable of testing for the presence of an atmosphere that supports liquid water (and therefore, potentially life) on the exoplanet Proxima Centauri b.
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Analysis of two coronal mass ejections launched successively from the Sun on 2013 October 25 provides a better understanding of their subsequent collision 37 solar radii away from the Sun.
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New observations of the Kepler-20 solar system characterize the 1.8 Earth-radius Kepler-20b as the most massive planet with a likely rocky composition found, and reveal a sixth planet that doesn’t transit.