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This week there will be a 'green' moon
Space science

This week there will be a 'green' moon

Astronomers will have the opportunity to see the blue moon on August 31. This is the last chance for an average phenomenon of almost 3 years to come once.

December 17, 2018
Discovery of the planet
Space science

Discovery of the planet

NASA announced it was the first time astronomers discovered the planetary system has two stars. They are about 4,900 light-years away and are located in the constellatio…

December 17, 2018
Detecting lines in the universe
Space science

Detecting lines in the universe

Astronomers discovered that sugar molecules, one of the basic substances that make up life, are close to a star whose mass is equal to the sun.

December 17, 2018
Two meteor explosions at a galaxy
Space science

Two meteor explosions at a galaxy

The galaxy, called NGC 1187, was discovered in 1784 by the English astronomer William Herschel. Far from being calm and unchanging, it has

December 17, 2018
List of 5 planets can find life
Space science

List of 5 planets can find life

Until now, astronomers have confirmed more than 700 of the thousands of planets outside our solar system.

December 17, 2018
Mysterious binary star systems
Space science

Mysterious binary star systems

Astronomers have identified four binary systems with members that exist side by side, contrary to the popular hypothesis in the scientific world.

December 17, 2018
Research breakthroughs on dark galaxies
Space science

Research breakthroughs on dark galaxies

Astronomers in Chile used powerful telescopes to observe what they called the first evidence of the existence of dark galaxies, according to the Southern European Observ…

December 17, 2018
Correctly determine the diameter of the Sun.
Space science

Correctly determine the diameter of the Sun.

During the observation of the astronomical phenomenon that has just happened, most people in Asia and North America witnessed, Japanese scientists have calculated the ex…

December 17, 2018
The Milky Way is vibrating like a bell.
Space science

The Milky Way is vibrating like a bell.

That's the conclusion of a group of Canadian and American astronomers, based on the findings that the Milky Way might have encountered a satellite galaxy or a large stru…

December 17, 2018
Discovering new features of Neptune
Space science

Discovering new features of Neptune

Erich Karkoschka, a scientist from the University of Arizona, USA, accurately calculated the self-motion time within a week of this giant planet is 15 hours 57 minutes 5…

December 17, 2018