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How brown stars form
Astronomers have discovered evidence that brown stars have the same process of formation as normal stars.
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The heaviest physicists 'scales' in the galaxy
The theoretical models of star formation have hypothesized the existence of extremely large stars that could reach 150 times the mass of the sun.
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Discover the darkest galaxy in the universe
The research team, led by Yale University astronomer, has discovered the darkest material-filled galaxy ever known.
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The strange object disturbs the classification of extraterrestrial planets
The European COROT spacecraft has detected an object the size of a planet that orbits its star with close proximity.
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Detecting the minimum mass of the galaxy
By analyzing light from small galaxies, orbiting the Milkey Way galaxy, the researchers found the minimum mass of galaxies in the universe: 10 million times the mass of…
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The first image of a planet-like object orbiting a star is similar to the Sun.
Astronomers recently veiled the mystery of an object that looks like a planet next to a star similar to the Sun.
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Black holes are only big or small
Sometimes a black hole is like a giant cosmic beast that has billions of times the mass of the sun. But is there a medium-sized black hole?
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Astronomy proves dark energy
Dark energy accounts for 70% of the mass of the universe - and is completely invisible. Even so, scientists have proved it: thanks to what remains from the moment right…
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The twin twin stars are very different
The newly discovered process of the youngest pair of twin stars revealed surprising differences in brightness, surface temperature and possibly the size of both.
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The smallest black hole has ever been recorded
Using a new method, two NASA scientists have identified the lightest black hole ever known. With a mass of about 3.8 times heavier than the Sun and only about 15 miles i…
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The mystery of giant stars: Do they explode?
According to a new project, some giant stars may not explode like supernovae. Instead, scientists estimate that they merely decay into black holes or if they explode, th…
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Discovered a giant black hole never seen in the universe
NASA said that American astronomers have discovered a giant black hole of at least 24 times the mass of the Sun in the constellation Cassiopeia. This discovery has broke…
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Pluto gets 'demoted' again.
After being dethroned by the solar system's planet in 2006 and classified as a dwarf planet, Pluto was once again downgraded to a lower rank by the dwarf planet Eris.
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Limit on the size of dark matter blocks
If dark matter is really only in a large mass, then they cannot be more than a tenth of the Earth's mass. This has been made by physicists from Germany and the United Ki…
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The first three black holes appear in the universe
The Southern European Hemisphere Research Organization (ESO) says it has discovered three surprisingly large black holes near each other and forms a large mass of celest…