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Detecting a pair of stars
Space science

Detecting a pair of stars

A pair of giant yellow stars, spinning so close together that they form a peanut-shaped object in the universe, newly discovered in a galaxy near us. Astronomers say sim…

December 17, 2018
An Earth-like planet is being formed
Space science

An Earth-like planet is being formed

Moving close to a giant warm dust belt, an Earth-like planet is being formed by our 424 light-years. This is the result of tracking the rare images of the young planet c…

December 17, 2018
Mars is approaching the Earth
Space science

Mars is approaching the Earth

Mars and Earth are at the stage of getting close together. By December, every hour, the distance between the two planets will decrease by 35,400km. So NASA chose June to…

December 17, 2018
White dwarf rips a planet
Space science

White dwarf rips a planet

A small planet was torn into pieces and disappeared after moving too close to a white dwarf. The ill-fated planet may have been pulled towards n

December 17, 2018
The 2004 meteorite XP14 skimmed near Earth
Space science

The 2004 meteorite XP14 skimmed near Earth

Yesterday 11am (US time), the 2004 XP14 meteorite has approached very close to the globe. This meteorite is 432.308km from Earth, only slightly above the average distanc…

December 17, 2018
Orion Nebula, the cradle is full of disturbance
Space science

Orion Nebula, the cradle is full of disturbance

The Orion Nebula is a place that forms stars quite close to Earth - with a distance of 1,500 light - so astrophysicists can study the birth of stars. Hubble telescope on…

December 17, 2018
The planet has ... 3 suns
Space science

The planet has ... 3 suns

Scientists have discovered a planet similar to Jupiter, but in a strange star system. This discovery challenged the theory of planet formation.

December 17, 2018