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Exoplanet researchers determine the occurrence rate of rocky planets in the habitable zones of nearby Sun-like stars.

Exoplanet researchers determine the occurrence rate of rocky planets in the habitable zones of nearby Sun-like stars.

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Early data is released from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, which will obtain optical spectra for tens of millions of galaxies and quasars

Early data is released from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, which will obtain optical spectra for tens of millions of galaxies and quasars, enabling astronomers to measure the effect

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The AJ becomes a Gold Open Access journal

The AJ becomes a Gold Open Access journal

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The second version of astropy is released

The second version of astropy is released, highlighting the commitment of the astronomy community to open science and open software. The Astropy Collaboration et al. 2018

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Evidence is found for a distant giant planet in our solar system, dubbed Planet Nine.

Evidence is found for a distant giant planet in our solar system, dubbed Planet Nine. [Image credit: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC); Diagram created using WorldWide Telescope.] Batygin & Brown 2016

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