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Black hole closest to Earth is now a 'vampire'
HR 6819 aka Be Star, long thought to be the closest black hole to Earth, is something completely different, interesting and terrifying.
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4 telescopes together 'catch' the cosmic monster that is tearing its companion
Scientists have recorded warm, cold winds from a monster star for the first time as it consumes material from its ill-fated companion.
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A black spot the size of Earth appears on the Sun
The world's largest solar telescope in Hawaii took pictures of a giant sunspot on the Sun at the end of February.
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Planet from another galaxy constantly broadcasting radio waves to Earth?
This is the closest source of extragalactic radio waves ever recorded, the origin of which could be a neutron star companion or even a black hole.
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Rare collision of dead stars may give new life
Like the phoenix, some stars can explode with life and emerge from the 'ashes' of previously passed stars.
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Revealed 2 'semi-planets' born out of nowhere, connected through space
Two objects more advanced than the planet but failed to be considered a star, born as a couple but separated by 129 astronomical units.
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Photograph of a merging galaxy 681 million light-years away
Observations from space and ground telescopes provide a stunning view of the three-galactic collision known as IC 2431.
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The difference between the three polar holes in the universe: Black holes have been discovered, so where are white holes and wormholes?
So far, there has been a lot of evidence to show that black holes really exist, even in reality, but white holes and wormholes still exist only in theory.
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Top 12 strangest objects in the universe
The universe contains countless strange things. Here are 12 of the strangest objects in space.
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The most memorable 'queuing' images in world history
Stars Insider has compiled the famous images of people in 'long queues' in world history, from elections, receiving food, waiting for vaccinations or simply enjoying art.
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Discovered a new type of star covered with ash from burning helium gas
A group of German astronomers recently discovered a group of stars of the strange stellar type, covered with ash from helium combustion.
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The planet as bright as a diamond flies next to the 'Two-sided Earth with life'
The closest star system to us Proxima Centauri continues to reveal a mysterious 3rd planet, with equally interesting details next to the 2-sided Earth Proxima Centauri b…
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The observatory captured the 'zombie' eating the planet: is this the future of Earth?
For the first time, scientists have captured unequivocal evidence of a white dwarf star ripping and swallowing parts of its own planet.
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NASA releases first image from the world's most powerful telescope
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first star image, opening the door to unlocking the mysteries of the early universe for scientists.
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The observatory captured the 'purple death god' that the human eye could not see
The Chandra X-ray observatory and numerous observatories around the Earth have just captured breathtaking images of cosmic grim reapers tearing through the sky in magica…