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Helix, the name of a nebula about 650 light-years from Earth, is dubbed
A small Japanese satellite, which has just been released into space with Vietnam's F-1 satellite, will generate Morse codes with led light, visible throughout the world.
According to Space, astronomers used the AU unit to measure every distance in the solar system. For example, Jupiter is 5.2 AU from the Sun while Neptune is 30,07 AU fro…
The gravity of the black hole is so strong that even light cannot escape, turning them into dark objects that never emit any form of radiation.
Pr0201-b and Pr0211-b, the names of two new planets found, about 550 light-years from the Earth and belonging to the constellation Cancer.
In 1006, the whole world stalled and stared at the sky when a giant star 7,000 light-years away from Earth,
Belonging to the constellation Majestic (Perseus), Algol has been called the 'demon star' since ancient times. Algol's name is derived from the word al-ghul, meaning 'fe…
The group of Japanese scientists at Keio University and the National Astronomical Observatory on September 4 published a photo of gas clouds forming very beautiful swirl…
Astronomers have discovered a new super Earth in the area that can survive life around the red dwarf Gliese 163.
NASA announced it was the first time astronomers discovered the planetary system has two stars. They are about 4,900 light-years away and are located in the constellatio…
The sun - the star in the solar system and the source of energy and natural light for the Earth. But few know exactly what constitutes the Sun.
Until now, astronomers have confirmed more than 700 of the thousands of planets outside our solar system.
Hi-C telescopes are mounted on missiles longer than 17m to glide over part of the orbit for about 10 minutes. During that time, a telescope camera captured 165 photos of…
Astrophysicists say they have discovered a strand of dark matter networks, believed to play a role in connecting galaxies and helping the universe to imagine.
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) - the name of the telescope that the US launched into space on June 13 - directed cameras capable of capturing short w…