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Planet Formation May Occur around Many Stars (2008-01-23)
Thayne Currie, a UCLA astronomy graduate student, and collaborators find evidence for circumstellar dust around many 10-30 million year old stars with the Spitzer Space Telescope, which is produced by collisions between small, rocky bodies during the planet formation process. Currie and collaborators determined that the dust originates in a location similar to that of the Earth from the Sun. This study could then imply that terrestrial planets may form around many stars.
Spitzer's Press Release
Passings: Prof. Mirek Plavec (2008-01-23)
 
Mirek Plavec, a UCLA Astronomy Emeritus Professor, passed away on January 23, 2008. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Cal State University-Northridge Planetarium at 2:00PM. See maps and directions below.
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$200 Million Support For Thirty-Meter Telescope
(2007-12-05)
The California Institute of Technology and the University of California have received a $200 million commitment over nine years from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation toward the further development and construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT). When built, TMT will be the largest telescope in the world.
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