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He tried to find extraterrestrial life
Space science

He tried to find extraterrestrial life

Astronomers from 11 institutions and organizations in the UK established a network to coordinate the search for extraterrestrial life.

December 17, 2018
Discover the lightest galaxy
Space science

Discover the lightest galaxy

American astronomers say they have found the lightest galaxy in the universe, adding a long-awaited member to the collection of galaxies.

December 17, 2018
A billion dollars to find aliens
Space science

A billion dollars to find aliens

Caisey Harlingten, a businessman and Canadian amateur astronomer, plans to build a $ 1 billion Colossus telescope to search for aliens.

December 17, 2018
26 new black holes in Tien Nu galaxy
Space science

26 new black holes in Tien Nu galaxy

Thanks to the Chandra X-ray observatory of the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA), astronomers have identified 26 new black hole candidates in galaxies Tien Nu, brin…

December 17, 2018
Tripartite meeting on the sky
Space science

Tripartite meeting on the sky

Astronomers will have the opportunity to admire the moon, Venus and Mercury in the night sky on June 10.

December 17, 2018
Witness the 'meal' of the super black hole
Space science

Witness the 'meal' of the super black hole

The Herschel Space Telescope has caused a great surprise for astronomers, when observing the extremely hot air being sucked into a black hole in the center of our Milky…

December 17, 2018
Is there life on Venus?
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Is there life on Venus?

Recently, some astronomers have proposed: expanding the search further than Earth-like planets, including strange planets.

December 17, 2018
Exotic galaxies turn gas into ... stars
Space science

Exotic galaxies turn gas into ... stars

Astronomers have found a galaxy that turns gas into stars with a success rate of approximately 100%. Its name is SDSSJ1506 + 54.

December 17, 2018
Comet detection is the brightest century
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Comet detection is the brightest century

Hubble took the first close-up picture of ISON, the name of the comet, on the evening of April 10 - when comet was about 630 million kilometers from Earth, National Geog…

December 17, 2018
Incidentally the star forms near a black hole
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Incidentally the star forms near a black hole

Thanks to a telescope in Chile, astronomers say they have detected traces of pictorial stars at the edge of a black hole in the center of the Milky Way.

December 17, 2018