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The first moon of 2022 is the 'wolf moon'
The first full moon of 2022 rises on the evening of January 17. According to NASA,
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'Dead angle' causes asteroid to come very close to Earth without being detected
NASA's recent grim warning shows that Earth is facing potential dangers when asteroids
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Rare discovery of a giant moon 2.6 times larger than Earth
Astronomers have discovered a moon completely different from any object in our Solar System.
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An asteroid as large as a house flies by 350,000km . from Earth
Astronomers photographed asteroids as large as a house with a diameter of about 4.2 - 9.5 m passed the Earth.
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The Hubble Space Telescope hits the one billion second mark
The Hubble telescope with the mission to explore the vast universe has been operating for 31.7 years, bringing a lot of valuable scientific information.
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Cluster of 'otherworldly' objects appear in the middle of a galaxy containing Earth
ESA's Gaia Space Telescope and Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope have both recorded a strange line of stars, clearly not belonging to our galaxy.
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Photo of the 'flame nebula' more than 1,300 light-years away
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning update of the nebula NGC 2024 in the constellation Orion.
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Detecting Maggie - a 3,900 light-year long ghost crossing the galaxy containing Earth
Maggie is a mysterious, unknown, and one of the largest filamentous structures ever observed in a galaxy containing the Earth's Milky Way.
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For the first time observing a giant star 'falling to death' in real time
Astronomers have observed this 'dead end' period when a massive star explodes, ending its existence.
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Asteroid 340m will come close to Earth in 2029
Asteroid Apophis will pass by Earth in April 2029, which can release 30 times more energy than the Tsar Bomba atomic bomb if it collides.
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Image of the James Webb telescope seen from Earth
James Webb, the most powerful space telescope in history, is moving further and further away from Earth.
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James Webb telescope successfully opened antenna
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope successfully deployed an important antenna on December 26, just a day after launching into space.
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Hubble has discovered a 'mysterious golden dragon' 4 billion light-years away, spanning 5 galaxies!
Dragon is a mystical animal in ancient Chinese mythology, it can fly through clouds and fog, however the golden dragon we are referring to is not this type, instead it i…
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Why does the James Webb telescope have to fly 1.5 million km?
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will outperform its famous predecessor, the Hubble telescope, in many ways, including position in space.
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Telescope catches 70 planets 'born out of nowhere'
In a mysterious star-forming region located in the constellations of Scorpio and Ophiuchus, there are at least 70 planets in a free-floating state, unbound by any sun.