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"alt_text": "This movie illustrates the components of a gravitational lens system known as B0218+357. Different sight lines to a background blazar result in two images that show outbursts at slightly different times. NASA's Fermi made the first gamma-ray measurements of this delay in a lens system. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center",
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"description": "The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission will study neutron stars, the densest known objects in the cosmos. These neutron star animations and graphics highlight some of their unique characteristics.For more information about NICER visit: nasa.gov/nicer. || ",
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"description": "A new statistical study of planets found by the gravitational microlensing technique suggests that Neptune-mass planets may be the most common worlds in the outer reaches of planetary systems. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterMusic: \"Hurricanes Wrap My Heart\" from Stockmusic.netWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || MOA_II_Still_print.jpg (1024x576) [117.4 KB] || MOA_II_Still.png (3356x1888) [8.3 MB] || 12425_Microlensing_Neptunes_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [3.3 GB] || 12425_Microlensing_Neptunes_FINAL_youtube_hq.mov (1920x1080) [821.9 MB] || 12425_Microlensing_Neptunes_H264_Good_1080.mov (1920x1080) [369.1 MB] || 12425_Microlensing_Neptunes_FINAL_HD.wmv (1920x1080) [167.7 MB] || 12425_Microlensing_Neptunes_H264_1080.m4v (1920x1080) [246.3 MB] || 12425_Microlensing_Neptunes_FINAL_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [124.2 MB] || 12425_Microlensing_Neptunes_Compatible_540.m4v (960x540) [94.7 MB] || 12425_Microlensing_Neptunes_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.webm (1920x1080) [24.6 MB] || 12425_Microlensing_Neptunes_FINAL_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [124.4 MB] || Microlensing_Neptunes_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [4.5 KB] || Microlensing_Neptunes_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [4.5 KB] || 12425_Microlensing_Neptunes_FINAL_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [42.6 MB] || ",
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