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Photo of a beautiful stellar nursery 522 light-years away
The Hubble Space Telescope provides a stunning updated image of the Chamaeleon Cloud 1 in the Southern Hemisphere sky.
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Two giant gas planets are transforming into super-Earths
The spectacular transformation of two future super-Earths has been recorded by NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope and WMKeck's Keck II Telescope (located in Hawaii).
Space science
Shivering 'zombie' object spawns planets after death
Astronomers have discovered a 2nd generation protoplanetary disk around a binary star system of white dwarf zombies, when the first generation planets have long since be…
Health
Automated robot successfully operated pig intestines
Thanks to an advanced algorithm and imaging system, the STAR robot performs laparoscopic surgery on pigs without human assistance.
Space science
Mysterious space object emits radio signal every 20 minutes
Astronomers have just announced the discovery of a mysterious object that emits a beam of radio waves every 20 minutes.
Space science
Spot 5 planets as easy to live as Earth
Space magazine lists a number of planets that could be the most perfect copies of Earth out of more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets.
Space science
Scientists find out when the Sun exploded, swallowing Mercury and Venus
The sun is not so old as the other stars out there. However, scientists are trying to determine exactly when the Sun will explode.
Space science
For the first time discovered an oval-shaped planet
Although planets slightly distorted by the gravity of their parent star have been recorded, this is the first time a planet shaped like a perfect rugby ball has been rec…
Space science
Earth falls into a 'bubble of nothingness' 1,000 light-years wide
The Earth, and the whole solar system, is strangely suspended in the middle of empty space, according to research led by the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysic…
Space science
Cluster of 'otherworldly' objects appear in the middle of a galaxy containing Earth
ESA's Gaia Space Telescope and Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope have both recorded a strange line of stars, clearly not belonging to our galaxy.
Life
Discover the famous 'Michelin star' in the culinary industry
Restaurants around the world strive for the prestigious Michelin star – So what is a Michelin star and why is it so important?
Space science
For the first time observing a giant star 'falling to death' in real time
Astronomers have observed this 'dead end' period when a massive star explodes, ending its existence.
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.
Space science
Is Earth a 'mutant' planet?
NASA scientists admit they have only found planets with some characteristics similar to Earth.
Space science
How to distinguish constellations and star groups?
Constellation and star group (asterism) are two concepts that are quite difficult to distinguish. For many years, these two concepts were not clearly distinguished, lead…