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Discover meteors containing superconducting alloys
For the first time, scientists have found superconducting materials - electrically conductive materials without resistors - that come from outside the Earth.
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The Milky Way may be 1.9 million light-years wide
By finding the edge of the Milky Way, scientists can more accurately calculate its mass and the number of small galaxies surrounding it.
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Find out how to take pictures of a much sharper black hole
Harvard scientists are the ones who have just claimed to find a way to take sharper pictures of black holes than old fuzzy images available so far.
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NASA expert: Can use GPS to locate on the Moon
Experts at NASA believe that we can build a miniature GPS station on the Moon to help astronauts can easily move on the surface and carry out missions.
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Life can exist in many places in the universe, it's just not in the area we see it
Perhaps we are not the only intelligent creatures in the universe, but it seems the chances of finding aliens are very vague.
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The moon looks like Saturn in astonishing images
A photographer in Guatemala has taken an incredible picture of the Moon making it look like another object - Saturn.
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Astronaut sharing experience of 'isolation' in the universe
Scott Kelly spent nearly a year on a mission on the International Space Station. Speaking of social isolation, perhaps few possess the experience like this astronaut.
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The 'eat' star companion in binary
Computer simulations reveal how a massive star draws matter from a smaller star orbiting it at close distances.
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Shock: blue planet in Solar System is 'transforming'
The beautiful blue planet in the photos of NASA - Uranus - is losing its atmosphere and could be transformed into a second Mars.
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A new discovery about the activity of a supermassive black hole in the early universe
Thanks to the phenomenon of gravitational lensing, astronomers have observed the activity of a black hole in the center of the galaxy 11 billion light-years away.
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The biggest supermoon of the year is about to appear
The biggest moon in 2020 will light up the sky on April 8, when the moon is full and very close to Earth.
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Stunned 'cosmic monster' by 50,000 times the Sun
The aggressive monster black hole discovered by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope may be the missing link in the evolution of the universe.
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Stunning images of a 'star nursery' in the universe
NASA has just released a stunning image of the Man Khoi Nebula 5,000 light years from Earth.
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Build settlements on the Moon thanks to ... urine
An international team of scientists from the European Space Agency says astronauts can build settlements on the Moon thanks to urea in their urine.
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Is there another planet closer to Earth than Venus?
A new study measuring the average distance between planets found that the closest planet to Earth is not two neighbors of Venus or Mars.