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1 Major Advance Made in Understanding the Birth and Early Evolution of the Universe
2 Trigger-Happy Star Formation
3 Penn State Astronomers Ranked High in Scientific Impact
4 AstroFest 2009 Provides an Evening of Astronomy Activities and Stargazing During Arts Festival
5 Unusual Shape of Exploded Star Puzzles Scientists
6 Astronomy Team Probes Edge of Supermassive Black Hole
7 New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record
8 Smooth Launch for the Kepler Planet-Hunting Spacecraft
9 Geriatric Pulsar Discovered and Found Still Kicking
10 Gamma-Ray Fireworks Now Erupting from Rare Stellar Object
11 Scientists Discover New Planet Orbiting Dangerously Close to Giant Star
12 Penn State Ranked in Top 5 for Astrophysics Research
13 Nearby Supernova Discovered, Among the Brightest Ever in X Rays
14 NASA's Swift Satellite Catches First "Normal" Supernova in the Act of Exploding
15 Pipsqueak Star Unleashes Monster Flare
16 Probing Question: What are Shooting Stars?
17 Superbright Explosion is Most Distant Object Ever Visible to the Naked Eye
18 Neutron Stars Join the Black-Hole Jet Set
19 Powerful New Sky Surveys to Explore Dark Energy, Milky Way Galalxy, and Giant Planets
20 Rapidly Whirling Black Holes Discovered Spinning at Near Maximum Speed
21 Hidden Population of Powerful Black Holes Revealed in Large Sky Survey
22 Penn State, Rutgers Astronomy Teams Discover Ancestors of Galaxies Like the Milky Way
23 $30 Million from Charles Simonyi and Bill Gates for LSST Astronomy Project
24 Intergalactic "Shot in the Dark" Shocks Astronomers
25 AccuWeather.com® Partners with Penn State to Take "Astronomy Center" Web Site to New Heights
26 Probing Question: Are Asteroids a Threat to Earth?
27 Possible Closest Neutron Star to Earth Found
28 Gamma-Ray Bursts: Flashes in the Sky