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Dragon is a mystical animal in ancient Chinese mythology, it can fly through clouds and fog, however the golden dragon we are referring to is not this type, instead it i…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will outperform its famous predecessor, the Hubble telescope, in many ways, including position in space.
China's Yangwang 1 satellite captured the moment comet Leonard's closest approach to Earth on December 12.
Scientists have teamed up to solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries. They plan to test a prediction made by Stephen Hawking in the 1970s.
In a mysterious star-forming region located in the constellations of Scorpio and Ophiuchus, there are at least 70 planets in a free-floating state, unbound by any sun.
MIT's flat circular robot takes advantage of the Moon's natural electric field to levitate, consuming very little energy when operating.
Designing a lighter-than-air plane could help explore the clouds in the Venusian upper atmosphere in the future and detect signs of ancient life.
Scientists have found four massive holes at the center of a galaxy cluster thanks to NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which are linked to a pair of monstrous black hole…
During the August approach, the Parker spacecraft plunged through the Sun's atmosphere, capturing fleeting images of planets such as Mars and Earth.
A new map of the galaxy containing the Earth's Milky Way (Galaxy) has revealed a series of strange, arm-like structures, ancient and remnants of violent events.
With extremely high sensitivity, the FAST radio telescope has helped scientists detect a large number of pulsars and radio signals.
A small version of the Sun recently produced an eruption of magnetic plasma gas 10 times larger than any sun-like star ever seen.
A spectacular image of a ghostly butterfly made of light has just been released by an observatory located in Chile, dubbed the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula.
Comet Leonard with an 80,000-year orbit is passing close to Earth, becoming the brightest comet of the year and providing a rare viewing opportunity.
The Forward Search Experimental Group (FASER), led by physicists at the University of California, Irvine, has detected neutrino candidates for the first time on the LHC…