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The galaxy containing the Earth is punctured: The culprit causes shivers!
A new study has revealed mysterious, non-matter voids in the galaxy containing the Earth's Milky Way, caused by some of the deadliest events in the universe.
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Spherical, prismatic 'foreign object' exposed in meteorite that fell to Russia
German scientists have found bizarre carbon microcrystals in the famous Chelyabinsk meteorite that crashed into Russia in 2013.
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There are countless stars in the sky, how are they named and identified?
There are many stars visible in the night sky, but over the centuries astronomers have devised a unique way to recognize them.
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Top 7 secrets about the Solar System still unanswered
The universe is a vast and immutable outer space, containing mysteries that humans have never approached. In the Solar System, a series of open questions are still causi…
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The mystery of the 'burnt moon' in NASA's photos
Scientists have found out why the North Pole Charon - Pluto's moon - is tinged with a ghostly red-brown color.
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For the first time in history, a commercial satellite successfully surveyed the entire sky of the Earth
The success of China's equipment shows the potential for big data mining in private companies.
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Shock proof: The Earth is in danger of being ripped apart by an unsuspecting enemy
A world located 86 light-years away has provided a window of time for scientists to predict Earth's future.
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Want to 'fly' around the Moon? Hurry up and register with NASA!
Space travel is clearly for astronauts and later for the super rich, but NASA has devised a way for ordinary people to also
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Admire the interesting and rare phenomenon: The Seven Stars Meet the Moon!
Seven planets including Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and the Moon will be together.
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The alien object that fell on France could turn the world's history upside down
A famous alien object could disrupt current planetary formation theories, rewriting Earth's early history.
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China confirms there is water on the Moon
Confirmed by testing on Earth, Chinese scientists report signs that water exists in rocks collected by the Chang'e 5 lander on the Moon.
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Going after 2 years, China is surpassing the US in the ability to collect solar energy in space
If successful, solar power stations in space can operate continuously regardless of day and night or weather conditions.
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Does the universe have a center?
Unlike what we often hear in sci-fi movies, the universe doesn't actually have a center.
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Unveiling a map of 1.8 billion stars in the Milky Way
The European Space Agency has released a dataset collected by the Gaia Space Observatory, showing many characteristics of large numbers of stars.
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Extremely rare cosmic object has just been discovered in the Milky Way
A new member of a rare class of stars, known only in very limited numbers, has been discovered in the Milky Way.