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Future vision of the solar system
Space science

Future vision of the solar system

The ruins of the two planets following the dying central star, 3,900 light-years ago, provide the clearest view for astronomers about the future of the solar system in a…

December 17, 2018
Chinese rockets fly on American music
Space science

Chinese rockets fly on American music

China Central Television (CCTV) broadcasts live images of the Changzhu-1 Long-range Missile to the universe on the basis of an American patriotic song.

December 17, 2018
Full lunar eclipse after 400 years
Space science

Full lunar eclipse after 400 years

In the early morning of December 21, the people of North and Central America witnessed a breathtaking total eclipse of 400 years. Since 1638, this is the first time the…

December 17, 2018
The cradle of the solar system
Space science

The cradle of the solar system

ESO recently published a series of central shots of a cosmic cloud called RCW 38, along with the newly created stars and planetary systems.

December 17, 2018
The eye of the Helix Nebula
Space science

The eye of the Helix Nebula

The large market camera of La Silla Observatory (ESO) has just captured a picture of Helix planetary nebula.

December 17, 2018
Violent merger between two galaxies
Space science

Violent merger between two galaxies

The new image by the Spitzer Space Telescope (NASA) shows that impending collisions occur between the central part of the two galaxies.

December 17, 2018
Black hole flushed from Centaurus A
Space science

Black hole flushed from Centaurus A

Scientists take a new look at the Centaurus A galaxy (NGC 5128) when the rays and lobes emanating from the central black hole are recorded by wavelengths of light below…

December 17, 2018
The giant black hole in the Milky Way
Space science

The giant black hole in the Milky Way

Using the X-ray satellites of NASA, Japan and Europe, a group of Japanese astronomers discovered the central black hole of our galaxy that once emitted a very powerful e…

December 17, 2018
Celebrating the total solar eclipse 29/3
Space science

Celebrating the total solar eclipse 29/3

Many crowds from West Africa to Central Asia clapped, danced, praised God or raised binoculars, staring up at the sky as a total eclipse of the shadow fell on a vast exp…

December 17, 2018
Latest images of cosmic black holes
Space science

Latest images of cosmic black holes

With the 8.2-meter European VLT telescope, scientists have captured an extremely clear picture of the environment around the central black hole of the Thien Ha strip NGC…

December 17, 2018