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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Astronomy

    Gravitational lens

    grah-vih-TAY-shun-al LENZ n.

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  2. Physics

    Crystals may be possible in time as well as space

    A theory proposes that objects in their lowest energy state can loop through the fourth dimension forever, much as atoms arrange themselves periodically in matter.

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  3. Space

    Visible echoes reprise 19th century spectacle

    By capturing light that arrived from a stellar eruption more than 150 years ago, astronomers gain clues to its cause.

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  4. Space

    Proposed type of solar neutrino spotted

    The existence of these long-sought particles confirms theories about the fusion reactions that power the sun.

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  5. Space

    Super-Earth spotted in life-friendly zone

    The latest exoplanet entry creeps closer to long-sought goal of finding habitable worlds elsewhere.

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  6. Space

    Spacecraft captures dust from interstellar wind

    Measurements of the particles reveal clues about the composition of space beyond the solar system.

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  7. Space

    Solar storm

    A solar flare sets off auroras around the Arctic Circle.

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  8. Space

    More like Faux-malhaut b

    The Spitzer Space Telescope fails to find a visible planet circling where Hubble saw one four years ago.

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  9. Space

    Molten blobs create moon flashes

    Mysterious lunar lights are the superhot remains of meteorites pelting the surface.

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  10. Physics

    String theorists squeeze nine dimensions into three

    A supercomputer simulation of the Big Bang’s immediate aftermath may explain why space has three directions.

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  11. Space

    Diet of a dying star

    Astronomers pinpoint what feeds a type of stellar explosion.

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  12. Space

    Planets as common as stars in Milky Way

    A new analysis suggests the galaxy is riddled with worlds.

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