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NASA discovered the first planet outside the galaxy
Scientists have detected signs of a transiting planet outside the Milky Way, and this could be the first planet ever discovered outside our galaxy.
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Detect signs of water in the most distant galaxy ever
Scientists have found signs of water in a galaxy about 12.8 billion light-years from Earth, the furthest place ever found.
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Detecting a young black hole right next to the galaxy containing the Earth
A newly discovered black hole lurks in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
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Terrifying explosion 'Camel' - monster has just torn the galaxy in front of Earth people
Rising from the past several billion years ago and entering the telescope, the Camel shows its formidable power when it explodes and tore apart an entire galaxy.
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Detects the existence of water in a galaxy 12.8 billion light years from Earth
Scientists say they have discovered evidence of water in a galaxy about 12.8 billion light-years from Earth.
Environment
Beautiful 'Galaxy' in the sandstone canyon in the US
Visitors will enjoy the wonderful light show of tiny larvae when coming to Dismals Canyon (Alabama state). This amazing phenomenon only happens twice a year.
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The spiral galaxy is 80,000 light-years across
The high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope shows spiral arms that contain millions of stars from the galaxy NGC 2775.
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See 15 stunning photos from the Galaxy of the Year
The pictures of the beautiful Milky Way captivate viewers from the wonders of the universe and the beauty that nature has brought to man.
Space science
Quasars containing black holes are 1.5 billion times more massive than the Sun.
Astronomers found the largest quasar ever in the early universe, more than 13 billion light-years from Earth.
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Up to 6 billion 'Earths' are wandering in outer space
There may be as many as 36 alien races living in our galaxy, so how many planets are equivalent to Earth?
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New research: There are at least 36 intelligent civilizations in the galaxy
Research published in the prestigious American astrophysics journal suggests that Earth is just one of many regions with intelligent life in the galaxy.
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Stunned aquatic planet live, 'shared' with Earth
Study 53 planets in galaxies that contain the Earth and found evidence of plate tectonics and oceans that might contain life.
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Space map contains over a million celestial objects
The X-ray telescope completed the first survey of the entire sky, helping researchers create a detailed map of the universe.
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New findings on the early universe
New research results from the Hubble Space Telescope show that the formation of the first stars and galaxies in the early universe occurred earlier than previously thoug…
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Black holes may have grown differently when the universe was 'younger'
Black holes can grow in two ways, they will merge with other black holes or they devour surrounding materials.