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StarDate Online | News | Dark Matter Found In Galactic 'Ghosts'
http://stardate.org/resources/news/universe/199904.html

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Local Group: Our galactic neighborhood, including the Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy, M33, and more than 30 smaller galaxies

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Radio Programs
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 Title  Air Date
Hidden Neighbor November 17, 2009
Back in the Empire January 15, 2009
Cloudy Galaxies December 20, 2007
Passing Neighbors December 19, 2007
IC 1613 November 20, 2007

Note: Audio versions of our programs will be available the day after they air. Visit the transcript page to listen.

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Triangular Spiral
Triangular Spiral
Galactic Empire
Galactic Empire
A Showy Neighbor
A Showy Neighbor
Virgo Supercluster
Virgo Supercluster
The Local Group
The Local Group

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Other Resources
StarDate Online | News | Dark Matter Found In Galactic 'Ghosts'
http://stardate.org/resources/news/universe/199904.html
StarDate Online | Activities | Rock Cycle
http://stardate.org/teachers/activities/rockcycle.html
StarDate Online | News | Extrasolar Planets Display Dazzling Array of Properties
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200704.html
StarDate Online | Activities | Sunspots
http://stardate.org/teachers/activities/sunspots.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Asteroids
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/asteroids.html
StarDate Online | News | Two Discoveries Reveal Diversity of Galaxy's Extrasolar Planets
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200606.html
StarDate Online | News | Astronomers Push Back Most Prolific Star-Forming Era — Maybe
http://stardate.org/resources/news/universe/200204.html
StarDate Online | Activities | The Milky Way
http://stardate.org/teachers/activities/milkyway.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Minor Bodies: Remnants from the Beginning
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/minor_bodies_more.html

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