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The galaxy is big and heavy
For decades, scientists believe that the galaxy - the home of the Earth - is just a child next to the neighbor Andromeda giant.
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How to destroy a meteorite
According to a researcher at Tel Aviv University, blowing away a meteorite is in fact more complicated than what's in the movie.
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Symbols of galaxies are the result of intense collisions
Stunning bright stars, symbols of galaxies like the Milky Way, can be fragments from violent collisions with other planets.
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Must solve the threat from space
Scientists say the great risk of meteorites may occur in less than 20 years and the mission to block meteorites needs to be globally adopted.
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Stars don't form when big galaxies collide
Astronomers studying pictures of a nearby cluster of galaxies have recently discovered that high-speed collisions between large elliptical galaxies may prevent star form…
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Discovering two planets destroy each other
The two giant spheres rushed at each other, causing a massive explosion and leaving a giant cloud of dust.
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100 explosions on the moon
Not long ago, anyone who claimed that they witnessed the glint on the moon would be suspected by professional astronomers. Such reports are stored in L (lunatic) terms
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Is there a black hole that will swallow Earth?
Will our green planet disappear because of a cosmic black hole created by humans right in the middle of peaceful Switzerland? There are currently two scientists pursuing…
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Discovering 'green spots' in the universe
The green specks of light that are tens of thousands of times brighter than the sun have been discovered by the Hubble Observatory in an empty space between galaxies. Th…
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Life on the earth grows by colliding with meteorites
Scientists still believe that meteorites are the main cause of the extinction of most marine species 250 million years ago and dinosaurs 65 million years ago. However, a…
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The meteorite will hit Mars at the end of January 2008
A meteorite will crash into Mars with a probability of 1/75 on January 30 next year, according to scientists from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA).
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Black matter is not the cause of the collision in the universe?
The Bullet Cluster nebulae 1E0657-558 - a majestic and exotic collision between two clusters of galaxies - is often thought to be the most typical proof of the existence…
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The moon of the earth is very rare in the universe.
A recent study by American astronomers shows that the moon (like the moon of the earth) was formed after the catastrophic collision, which is extremely rare in the unive…
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Mission Don Quijote deflects meteors
To protect the planet from the risk of meteorite collisions, the European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to carry out a mission called Don Quijote to test its ability t…
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Keep track of asteroids that threaten to crash into the Earth
British scientists have outlined a plan to track Apophis, an asteroid at risk of hitting Earth in 2036. As expected, Phuong & A