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The galaxy was discovered when the universe was 650 million years old
Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescope have simultaneously discovered one of the most distant galaxies ever.
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Identify asteroids to lead near Earth
Scientists were able to accurately determine the size of the 2009BD NEO asteroid to lead closer to Earth.
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Mercury shrinks faster than expected
The smallest planet and the closest to the sun are shrinking in size faster than previously calculated by experts.
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Huge spy satellite
The Pentagon is embarking on a giant spy satellite design that can obscure any telescoping telescopes and existing reconnaissance satellites.
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Detecting a small, black hole,
Astronomers are extremely surprised by the absorption of matter
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7 unexpected facts about the Sun.
The Sun lies very far from Earth, making light need about 8 minutes 19 seconds to reach Earth.
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The Milky Way is lighter than previously thought
Our Milky Way weighs only about 1/4 to one third of the previously estimated mass, according to the latest analysis of the weight of dark matter in our galaxy.
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First discovered pink planet
GJ 504b, the name of the pink planet, revolves around a star named GJ 504 and 57 light-years from Earth. GJ 504 star, belongs to the constellation Virgo, a little hotter…
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The true size of the Milky Way
Spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are in fact larger than expected, according to a new study by Colorado Boulder University based on data collected from the Hubble Spac…
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Mini submarine explores Jupiter's moon
One of the first 'tourists' to Jupiter's icy satellite planet could be a small submarine about the size of only two cans of soft drinks.
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The largest meteorite piece in Russia weighs several tons
The largest piece of meteorite that attacked Russia that scientists have not found a fall site can weigh several tons and size up to several meters.
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Two meteors are about to fly close to the earth
2013 EC 20 - the name of a meteorite - will be about 148,800km from the globe - March 16 by US time. A day later, meteorite named 2013 EN 20 will fly close to the earth…
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A meteorite in Russia just flew over Earth
2013 EC meteorite was discovered by Mount Lemmon observatory in Arizona (USA) on March 2 last. It is about 10 to 17 meters in size - the size of meteorites exploding in…
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Next month, a meteorite approached the earth
The meteorite is about the size of a football field flying quite close to Earth, and will approach the closest distance to our planet in the middle of next month.
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A giant meteorite just flew over Earth
A giant meteorite about 270 meters in size has just passed through the Earth, but is unlikely to pose a danger to our planet.