Space science
Discovered a star that discharges a billion times more energy than the Sun
Scientists discovered a star from a violent eruption of energy in the galaxy NGC 253 13 million light-years away.
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If the sun was replaced by a Rigel for 1 second, what would happen on Earth?
Everything on sunny ground will burn up, houses, roads, forests, rivers, oceans will instantly evaporate, and the atmosphere will be swept away.
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Spectacular image of a galaxy with a 'tail' about to collide with the Milky Way
The Small Magellanic Cloud is one of the satellite dwarf galaxies of the Earth-containing galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Japanese ship brought back to Earth 'dark matter' containing the germ of life?
A type of dark matter that is very dark despite being illuminated by light, porous and has properties similar to clay recently brought back from Ryugu, the celestial bod…
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Hubble has discovered a 'mysterious golden dragon' 4 billion light-years away, spanning 5 galaxies!
Dragon is a mystical animal in ancient Chinese mythology, it can fly through clouds and fog, however the golden dragon we are referring to is not this type, instead it i…
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Comet shines above the aurora seen from space
China's Yangwang 1 satellite captured the moment comet Leonard's closest approach to Earth on December 12.
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Mysterious blue light appeared on white snow in Russia
A faint blue light appeared in the white snow in a rare event that has not occurred in the past 80 years in Russia
New technology
New 3D-printed plastic can heal itself with light
The scientists added a special powder to the 3D-printed plastic so that when it breaks, it can be simply repaired on-site.
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Grave robbers hear the rooster crowing or the candles go out, they rush to run away: Fear of meeting the enemy!
The phenomena that frighten the grave robbers are two of the principles of their lifelong practice. What is that?
Biology
Unsolved phenomenon: A swarm of bees that were flying suddenly fell to the ground when the power went out
What causes them to trigger this emergency landing mechanism?
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New breakthrough in laser allows matter to be transformed using light
Scientists have taken a huge step forward in being able to transform matter using only light.
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The surprising truth about the image of 'ghost butterfly' flying through space was captured by the observatory
A spectacular image of a ghostly butterfly made of light has just been released by an observatory located in Chile, dubbed the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula.
Alien
Discovered 'giant world' 325 light years from Earth
If placed next to the Solar System, everything in the newly discovered alien world will look like mythical giants, defying the principles of planet formation.
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In 2022, there will be a magical phenomenon that has never been seen in history appearing in the sky
The binary star system KIC 9832227 is likely to have a supernova in 2022.
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What if you see lightning and hear thunder at the same time?
Sometimes things shouldn't come together.