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Neutron Stars Join the Black-Hole Jet Set

Rapidly Whirling Black Holes Discovered Spinning at Near Maximum Speed

Powerful New Sky Surveys to Explore Dark Energy, Milky Way Galaxy, and Giant Planets

Hidden Population of Powerful Black Holes Revealed in Large Sky Survey

Penn State, Rutgers Astronomy Teams Discover Ancestors of Galaxies Like the Milky Way

$30 Million from Charles Simonyi and Bill Gates for LSST Astronomy Project

Intergalactic "Shot in the Dark" Shocks Astronomers

AccuWeather.com® Partners with Penn State to Take "Astronomy Center" Web Site to New Heights

Discovery Links Highest-Energy Cosmic Rays with Violent Black Holes

Possible Closest Neutron Star to Earth Found

Planet Orbiting a Giant Red Star Discovered with Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Awards and Honors

Richards Named Shapley Lecturer by American Astronomical Society