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Why did NASA spend $10 billion on James Webb glasses?
Technical challenges and delays were the main reasons why NASA's James Webb super telescope cost many times more than expected.
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4 telescopes together 'catch' the cosmic monster that is tearing its companion
Scientists have recorded warm, cold winds from a monster star for the first time as it consumes material from its ill-fated companion.
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Amazing images: The telescope caught 4.4 million 'monsters' from black holes to galaxies
Scientists have used the LOFAR Low-Frequency Radio Telescope Array to map more than a quarter of the northern sky as seen from Earth, revealing a series of stunning cosm…
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Photograph of a merging galaxy 681 million light-years away
Observations from space and ground telescopes provide a stunning view of the three-galactic collision known as IC 2431.
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Appears an unknown object leading the way to the '9th planet'
According to the Daily Mail, the object identified by the Vatican's Advanced Technology Telescope, dubbed 2021 XD7, takes 286 years to complete one orbit around the Sun.
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Discovered a new type of star covered with ash from burning helium gas
A group of German astronomers recently discovered a group of stars of the strange stellar type, covered with ash from helium combustion.
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The observatory captured the 'zombie' eating the planet: is this the future of Earth?
For the first time, scientists have captured unequivocal evidence of a white dwarf star ripping and swallowing parts of its own planet.
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NASA releases first image from the world's most powerful telescope
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first star image, opening the door to unlocking the mysteries of the early universe for scientists.
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The observatory captured the 'purple death god' that the human eye could not see
The Chandra X-ray observatory and numerous observatories around the Earth have just captured breathtaking images of cosmic grim reapers tearing through the sky in magica…
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New research shows: Worm holes can last long enough for us to pass through like in Interstellar
Previous theories have suggested that immediately after forming, the wormhole will collapse immediately because of its lack of stability.
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Photo of a beautiful stellar nursery 522 light-years away
The Hubble Space Telescope provides a stunning updated image of the Chamaeleon Cloud 1 in the Southern Hemisphere sky.
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The James Webb space telescope has reached its destination after nearly a month of launching into space
The James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final destination almost a month after it was launched into space.
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Scientists find out when the Sun exploded, swallowing Mercury and Venus
The sun is not so old as the other stars out there. However, scientists are trying to determine exactly when the Sun will explode.
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For the first time discovered an oval-shaped planet
Although planets slightly distorted by the gravity of their parent star have been recorded, this is the first time a planet shaped like a perfect rugby ball has been rec…
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Experts warn of risks from plans to change solar radiation
Experts argue that while injecting billions of sulfur particles into the atmosphere's stratosphere helps to reflect most of the sun's rays, the consequences could outwei…