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'Green beans' galaxy
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'Green beans' galaxy

Observatories in Chile and Hawaii (USA) have identified a new type of galaxy called mung bean galaxy, due to their unusual appearance and strange light.

December 17, 2018
Detecting clouds of 'pig tail' on the galaxy
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Detecting clouds of 'pig tail' on the galaxy

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…

December 17, 2018
Two meteor explosions at a galaxy
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Two meteor explosions at a galaxy

The galaxy, called NGC 1187, was discovered in 1784 by the English astronomer William Herschel. Far from being calm and unchanging, it has

December 17, 2018
Solar Storm is about to affect the Earth
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Solar Storm is about to affect the Earth

According to AP, the Solar Activity Observatory of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) captured the fire from the Sun at 16h52 on 12/7 international time (ie 23h52 on 12/12).…

December 17, 2018
Today the planet is farthest away from the sun
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Today the planet is farthest away from the sun

The US Naval Observatory said that the earth would reach the farthest point of the sun (aphelion) in its orbit at 4:00 GMT on July 5 (11am on Vietnamese time). At that p…

December 17, 2018
Research breakthroughs on dark galaxies
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Research breakthroughs on dark galaxies

Astronomers in Chile used powerful telescopes to observe what they called the first evidence of the existence of dark galaxies, according to the Southern European Observ…

December 17, 2018
Black holes are also
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Black holes are also

American astronomers say an unusual phenomenon in the universe has been discovered, when a giant black hole is removed from its galaxy. According to experts, they found…

December 17, 2018
Record super-large solar vortex
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Record super-large solar vortex

The image of a tornado 5 times the size of the Earth created by solar energy was recorded by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) camera.

December 17, 2018
2011 AG5 meteorite can attack the earth in 2040
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2011 AG5 meteorite can attack the earth in 2040

Scientists are now closely watching the movement of meteorites in 2011 AG5 up to 140 meters in diameter, to predict its impacts on the earth and people in the coming dec…

December 17, 2018
Venus suddenly turned slower
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Venus suddenly turned slower

AFP said, astronomers of the Paris Observatory in France analyzed data from a spectrometer on Venus Express, the European Union's spacecraft. This spectrometer measures…

December 17, 2018