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How Batman Led To A Career In Astronomy

Brenda Ruiz

Posted on July 18, 2018 · James Wooten from the Houston Museum of Natural Science explains how an episode of the 60's Batman TV series led him to a life in astronomy.

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Scientists Are Making Star Stuff In Labs Here On Earth

Mose Buchele, KUT

Posted on April 23, 2018 · A group of researchers at UT Austin hopes to open up a new way of studying space

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Massive Black Hole Reveals When The First Stars Blinked On

Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR

Posted on December 6, 2017 · Scientists have detected a black hole thought to be about 800 million times as massive as our sun that is helping to reveal when the universe filled with starlight

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