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New Technique Could Image Oceans on Faraway Planets
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New Technique Could Image Oceans on Faraway Planets

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060705_space_shield.html

A thin plastic "starshade" shaped like a giant daisy flower could one day help
astronomers observe faraway planets by blocking out unwanted light from their
parent stars, a new study reports.

* Wild Weather: Iron Rain on Failed Stars

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060703_mystery_monday.html

Iron rain falls from metallic clouds in violent storms on these failed stars.

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