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Revealing the super object 'between 2 worlds' that confuses NASA
The Hubble telescope has captured an object that scientists cannot classify, located 54 million light years away.
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These are the 5 asteroids NASA is hunting down because they have a high risk of destroying Earth.
NASA is tracking nearly five of the most dangerous asteroids to Earth, including those with a high risk of causing a catastrophic impact.
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Object 10 million times brighter than the Sun, breaks the laws of physics
An X-ray-emitting star located in the Messier 82 galaxy about 12 million light-years from Earth is so bright it breaks the laws of physics.
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What would happen if the Moon got closer to the Earth?
The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite. In fact, the Moon orbits the Earth at a steady speed of about 1km/s.
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'Monster' scarier than black holes, what exactly is a quasar?
To date, there are still many unknown and uncertain aspects about the properties and behavior of quasars.
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Are there many planets with life?
We know that one in five stars has an Earth-like planet. There are 200 billion stars in our galaxy alone.
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Discovered a place more habitable than Earth in the Solar System
A planet has just been confirmed as being as promising a place for the origin of life as the early Earth, if not more so.
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Extremely rare new planet revealed, 1 year equals 21 Earth hours
TOI-3261b is located in the constellation Hydrus and belongs to a class of planets that were thought impossible to form.
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How many planets are there in the universe?
Astronomers estimate there are about 100,000 trillion billion planets in the universe based on the assumption that every star has a planet orbiting it.
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James Webb Telescope Reveals Secrets of the Universe: Was the Big Bang Just a Man's Imagination?
How did the universe come into being? This is one of the oldest and most intractable questions in human history.
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What matter on Earth can get close to the Sun without melting?
Many people might think that tungsten is the substance with the highest melting point on our planet, but that is not the case at all.
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Identify places that may be flooded with aliens
American scientists have identified special star systems where up to one-third of the planets could be filled with water and life, not just a single Earth like in the So…
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The outer reaches of the Milky Way galaxy have been shaken by an unknown force, causing strange tremors.
In the journey of exploring the universe, each new discovery brings unique perspectives and sometimes, heated debates within the scientific community.
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Strange object the size of Earth appears on Jupiter
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, planetary scientists observed dark oval-shaped objects appearing on Jupiter.