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NASA is launching what it's calling an “artificial star” into orbit around Earth. It’s actually a mini satellite about the size of a breadbox that allow astronomers on the ground to more accurately measure a space object's brightness and better understand some of the biggest mysteries in our universe, like dark energy. Science Alert has more: https://flip.it/qMPpp3
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