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| Hyper-runaway star fled Milky Way disk | | University of Michigan astronomers say a hyper-runaway star didn't originate from the galaxy's center, as previously believed. Instead, they say, a cluster of young stars booted it from the galaxy's disk. Read more. | | | Why beware the Ides of March? | | Today, March 15, is the Ides of March. We in modern times probably wouldn't know about the Ides of March - or know we're supposed to beware of them - if it weren't for William Shakespeare. Read more. | | | | | | |
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| | | Tonight … Moon, Castor, Pollux, Procyon | Let tonight's moon show you the Gemini twins, Castor and Pollux, as well as Procyon, aka the Little Dog Star. Read more. | | | | |
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| | Frozen waves on Lake Michigan | View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Glenn Hughson took this photo on March 10, on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Manistique, a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Glenn told us: "I've seen plenty of frozen lakes, but never with the waves frozen like this before." | | |