The space probe, Voyager I, launched in 1977, had sent back spectacular images of Jupiter and Saturn and then soared out of the Solar System on a one-way mission to the stars.

1977年发射的“旅行者一号”太空探测器发回了木星和土星的壮观图像，然后飞出太阳系，执行前往恒星的单程任务。

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But such transits have paved the way for what might prove to be one of the most vital breakthroughs in the cosmos—detecting Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars.

但是这样的凌日现象已经为被证明可能是宇宙中最重要的突破之一的说法铺平了道路，这个说法即找到那些围绕其他恒星轨道公转的和地球大小相似的行星。

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Woke up this morning in Manchester, England on my way to the Lake District and a conference on the death of stars like the sun.

今天早上，我在英格兰的曼彻斯特一觉醒来，就到湖区去参加一个会议，探讨关于像太阳这样的恒星的死亡问题。

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Astronomers have always thought that the Andromeda Galaxy was more massive than the Milk Way because it is believed to have more stars.

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Centaurus A is immense, perhaps 50 times larger than the Milky Way, home to the Earth and about 100 billion stars.

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After all of the talk was through, the media buying crowd made its way across the street for its annual opportunity to mingle with the network's stars.

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The company also sees modern technology--things like colorization of old Elvis appearances and superimposing the King next to current stars--as a way to bring the 1950s and '60s rock icon to life in 2007 and beyond.

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