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The strange object silently approached and exploded in the midst of a solar eclipse
A never-before-recorded object named SOHO-5008 suddenly appeared while the Sun was obscured by the Moon.
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The 'Devil's Comet' flashes during a total solar eclipse
The US space agency (NASA) said
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Caroline Herschel - The first paid female astronomer in the UK
In 1787, thanks to discovering many new celestial bodies and assisting her brother, Caroline Herschel was paid by King George III and became a professional female astron…
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Top 6 mysterious objects that exist in the Solar System
The universe is full of strange objects and our Solar System is no exception.
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The rarest astronomical phenomena in the world
The galaxy has always been an extremely mysterious and fascinating concept, in which extremely rare events, sometimes every few decades, appear.
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In 1994, humanity once faced extinction but escaped thanks to this 'mysterious hero'
According to scientists, this 'mysterious hero' has saved the Earth and humanity from collisions many times, not only in 1994.
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The meteor shower is about to peak at 50 streaks of light per hour
Astronomy buffs around the world will get the chance to watch the Eta Aquarids meteor shower peak mid-week.
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'Tsunami of light' just peeled Mercury into a strange comet
In parallel with the plasma punch that ignited Earth's northern sky recently, the Sun also blasted its nearest planet - Mercury - with a plasma tsunami.
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Comet weighing 500,000 billion tons rushes towards Earth
The Hubble Space Telescope photographed the largest comet ever recorded, helping astronomers calculate its enormous size.
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Mysterious 'Black Death': Comet appeared in the sky of London, opening the tragedy of mankind
One comet appeared in late 1664 and one in early 1665. At that time, astrologers thought it was a sign of evil coming to England. However, few people understand that it…
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Comet shines above the aurora seen from space
China's Yangwang 1 satellite captured the moment comet Leonard's closest approach to Earth on December 12.
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Comet visit Earth before disappearing 80,000 years
Comet Leonard with an 80,000-year orbit is passing close to Earth, becoming the brightest comet of the year and providing a rare viewing opportunity.
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The mysterious origin of twisted glass in Chile
The mysterious shards of twisted glass scattered across Chile's Atacama desert may have come from a large comet that exploded in Earth's atmosphere about 12,000 years ag…
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Strange objects invade the Solar System to... build a new planet?
New US research shows that interstellar objects like the asteroid Oumuamua or comet 2I/Borisov contribute greatly to the formation of planets.
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Ancient comet explosion turned the world's driest desert into glass
The dark glass fields that dot the world's driest Atacama Desert were created by a comet that exploded about 12,000 years ago.