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From the December 11, 1937, issue

A sturdy new building for a mountaintop weather station, proving the authenticity of a treasure, and tracking cosmic rays underground.

Physics

Light Swell: Optical rogue waves resemble oceanic ones

Signals in optical fibers can combine into rare, short-lived spikes that resemble oceanic rogue waves.

Astronomy

Run of the Mill: Finding galactic building blocks in early universe

Astronomers have discovered 27 faint, run-of-the-mill galaxies from the early universe that may be some of the building blocks of giant galaxies such as the Milky Way.

Astronomy

Stellar Opposites: Sky survey reveals new halo of stars

The Milky Way galaxy possesses a distinct outer halo that orbits in the opposite direction from its inner halo and the rest of the galaxy.