April 2016 Digital Extra B ON US WE B CONTE NT * Cosmic Sound Waves Photo Gallery Watch how science and technology work together to help us hear the echoes of primordial sound waves. Exoplanet Names Get the full story on IAU's unprecedented contest to name stars and exoplanets. Find online guides for observing deep-sky fuzzies of every kind. 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