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Discovering the 'culprit' caused the comet to crash into Earth
ESA used data from Gaia satellites to track the movement of more than 300,000 stars near the Sun as well as predict their fate for another 5 million years.
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Find the first evidence that 'Solar System 2.0' has water
In the early months of 2017, NASA announced the discovery of Trappist-1 - a star-planet system containing 7 globules of the same size as Earth.
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The first image of the dark matter network, which connects galaxies together
This image has taken us beyond anticipation, dark matter has now become something visible and measurable.
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Discover a new planet like the strange Earth
This is the star with the most Earth-like planets than any other planetary system ever discovered.
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The Milky Way might contain 100 million black holes
James Bullock, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine, USA, and colleagues conducted a theoretical study of the number of black holes…
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Super black hole massacred stars in the universe
British scientists in the new study, published in the journal Nature, report that stars are attracted to black holes (TDE), which occur at a frequency many times greater…
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Witness the supernova explosion that seems to be only in sci-fi movies
A recent observation using the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) has helped astrophysicists discover a new supernova explosion crashing into its companion star.
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The truth about the universe tells you how small you are in this Earth
The universe is extremely vast, hidden within them are the facts that make us surprised.
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The original gold smelter in the universe
Neutron stars are the most dense star in the universe. It is estimated that only a scoop of neutron star's surface matter weighs three billion tons, 900 times the mass o…
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Find out the source of strange signals from red dwarfs
Last week, the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico for the first time received a signal for radio wave outbreaks.
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The most intense gamma-ray explosion in the universe
A gamma ray explosion occurs when a giant star dies, exploding like a supernova and collapsing into a black hole.
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The smallest satellite opens the way of interstellar travel
Successful manufacturing of ultra-small satellites is a premise for spacecraft to travel between stars.
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Build 3D core map of a supernova
More than three decades ago, astronomers witnessed a rare and extremely intense cosmic event: a dying star that exploded 168,000 light-years away.
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Discovering a tiny star, about 600 light-years away from Earth
Scientists have discovered the smallest star ever. The star is about the size of Saturn, smaller than Jupiter, with gravity 300 times stronger than Earth.
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Strange signals from the star are 11 light years from Earth
Scientists at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico on May 12 discovered abnormal radio signals that were most likely coming from Ross 128, a red dwarf star.