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What Are Astronomers Doing?
Example of a spectrum.	Iron in the Wrong Place Finding the chemical composition of stars is an important part of astronomical research. The information provides a clue to how the star formed, and how it will die. Taking that information from many, many stars can even provide clues to the birth and fates of whole galaxies. 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.