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3D image of supernova
Space science

3D image of supernova

Observed from Earth, Cassiopeia A object, the remains of a star block exploded 330 million years ago, looking like a colorful ball.

December 17, 2018
Mars can still be a living planet
Space science

Mars can still be a living planet

A group of NASA researchers and universities have for the first time discovered methane in Mars's atmosphere.

December 17, 2018
Detecting water on a Saturn satellite
Space science

Detecting water on a Saturn satellite

American astronomers argue that clouds of dust and gas escaping from one of Saturn's satellites may contain water, an important factor for life.

December 17, 2018
Discover the missing link of comet origin
Space science

Discover the missing link of comet origin

An international team of scientists has found a strange object whose reverse and tilting trajectory may shed light on the origin of the comet.

December 17, 2018
The stars are staring at death
Space science

The stars are staring at death

They are located deep in the center of the Milky Way and move around the black hole, the space is capable of destroying all kinds of matter in the universe, including li…

December 17, 2018
Astronomy proves dark energy
Space science

Astronomy proves dark energy

Dark energy accounts for 70% of the mass of the universe - and is completely invisible. Even so, scientists have proved it: thanks to what remains from the moment right…

December 17, 2018
Detecting cosmic ghosts in the night sky
Space science

Detecting cosmic ghosts in the night sky

When Yale University astronomer Kevin Schawinski and Oxford University associates won public support for enrolling galaxies, they never envisioned the strange object Han…

December 17, 2018
The universe has many planets like Earth
Space science

The universe has many planets like Earth

A recent study by American astronomers demonstrated that Earth-like planets - meaning not too hot and too cold for life to develop - are quite common in the universe.

December 17, 2018
100,000 times around Earth's orbit
Space science

100,000 times around Earth's orbit

As of 7:42 pm on 10-8 hours EDT (ie 18: 42 minutes on the same day in Hanoi), the Hubble telescope has traveled around 100,000 times.

December 17, 2018
The twin twin stars are very different
Space science

The twin twin stars are very different

The newly discovered process of the youngest pair of twin stars revealed surprising differences in brightness, surface temperature and possibly the size of both.

December 17, 2018
The star that everyone missed
Space science

The star that everyone missed

An X-ray observatory discovered a star exploding in the Milky Way, but observers have not noticed this event at all.

December 17, 2018