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Find the Milky Way's hidden neighbor
Space science

Find the Milky Way's hidden neighbor

Two scientists from the University of California (USA) - judged that the gravitational force from a galaxy causes disturbances in the Milky Way's disk of dust.

December 17, 2018
Huge bubbles in the universe
Space science

Huge bubbles in the universe

At first glance the picture below you will think it is the soap bubbles that some child makes, but it is actually a newly discovered nebula in the universe.

December 17, 2018
Strange light area on Venus
Space science

Strange light area on Venus

The international astronomers were confused when they saw a huge glow in Venus's clouds.

December 17, 2018
Sparkling colors of the nebula
Space science

Sparkling colors of the nebula

The Omega Nebula, sometimes called the Swan Nebula, is a brilliant star nursery that is 5,500 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. As a st…

December 17, 2018
Eyes glow in the universe
Space science

Eyes glow in the universe

The Spitzer telescope has just discovered a spiral galaxy shaped like an eye about 50 million light years from the earth.

December 17, 2018
The giant area proliferates new stars
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The giant area proliferates new stars

A huge area, larger than the Orion Nebula, created countless new stars, about 14 000 light-years away from the earth hidden behind a thick cloud of dust.

December 17, 2018
Super energy gamma beam
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Super energy gamma beam

Using a combination of telescopes around the globe, scientists have discovered huge energetic gamma rays coming from an area close to the supermassive black hole.

December 17, 2018
The final moment image of the star died
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The final moment image of the star died

Thanks to new technology, American astronomers discovered two super-large explosions of stars at the edge of the universe. They are the farthest stars that humans have e…

December 17, 2018
The most distant supernova ever discovered
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The most distant supernova ever discovered

UC Irvine cosmologists have discovered the two most distant supernovae ever used using a new technique that can help find dead stars at the edge of the universe.

December 17, 2018
The image of Centaurus A -
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The image of Centaurus A -

Astronomers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have taken the image of a giant galaxy named Centaurus A that emits radio waves…

December 17, 2018
Element acceleration in the Milky Way galaxy
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Element acceleration in the Milky Way galaxy

Thanks to a special study combining data from ESO's Extra Large Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory, astronomers shed light on the mystery of the acceleration…

December 17, 2018