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What Are Astronomers Doing?
Red Rectangle Nebula	NASA Astronomer of the Week: Nick Sterling It may have been the bane of Superman’s existence, but the element krypton is found all over the galaxy, not just in comic books. In fact, searching for krypton can tell us a lot about many of the heavy chemical elements found around us. More »

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National Science Foundation The "NASA Astronomer of the Week" profile is supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under an Education and Public Outreach supplement to Grant/Contract/Agreement No. NAG5-13057 issued through the Office of Space Science.