Astronomy Discoveries of the 21st Century

Unraveling Cosmic Mysteries

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Accelerating Universe

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Higgs Boson

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Exoplanet Boom

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Gravitational Waves

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Black Hole Image

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Cosmic Microwave Background

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Transforming Our Universe

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