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The week in pictures: December 15–21, 2012

In the past seven days, scientists discovered a potential habitable planet around the closest single Sun-like star to our solar system, the twin GRAIL spacecraft were crashed into the Moon after successfully mapping our satellite's gravity, Cassini captured a stunning image of Saturn backlit by the Sun, and more.

Published: December 21, 2012
December 15–21, 2012
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