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Images reveal the coldest, most isolated places in the universe
This giant black hole is a physical cloud - known as a dark molecular cloud - preventing all light from passing through it. Here, the high concentration of dust and mole…
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The shooting of a meteor glows in the sky of America
A camera installed on the American police patrol car accidentally recorded a brilliant light that aviation officials confirmed was a meteor.
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100 billion planets in the Milky Way
Our Milky Way Range has at least 100 billion planets according to a detailed statistical study based on the discovery of three extrasolar planets thanks to microlensing.
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Astronomy with new fields: Dark matter
Astronomers have for the first time drawn a map of dark matter with the widest scale ever observed. Their findings reveal a complex cosmic grid of dark matter and galaxi…
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Detect large clusters of galaxies
Officially called ACT-CL J0102-4915, the researchers discovered that this cluster of galaxies gave it the nickname
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Supernova origin
With the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have lifted the long-standing mysterious veil of a star form, or its predecessor, to cause a supernova explosion in a galaxy…
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The galaxy has the highest rate of 'production'
One of the farthest galaxies that scientists are studying is speed
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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…
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Revealing the day of the sun
Astronomer Bill Snyder photographed the Dumbbell nebula, a cloud of dust of a star, showing us the prospect of our solar system's apocalypse.
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Reaching the speed of light, the spacecraft will be destroyed
If a spaceship flies near the speed of light, it will be a death ship for the crew and the ship itself will be destroyed, an article published in New Scientist Magazine…
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Discover the dark age of the universe
The universe once experienced a dark age, which was the era when darkness enveloped before the first stars and galaxies appeared.
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Search for urban lights of other civilizations
Humans should seek urban light on other planets in the process of hunting for extraterrestrial civilizations, the two American scientists said.
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Meteor shower peaks tonight
Taurid meteor showers appear from late October to mid November. It is listed as a weak meteor shower due to low-frequency meteorites - an average of 7 tracks per hour. T…
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Discover the youngest metaphor
Scientists report that they have discovered a hidden planet less than 25 million years old, the youngest ever.
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For the first time, a photo of a planet is forming
An astronomer at the University of Hawaii has just captured the first direct image of a planet being born.