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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…
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Space science
Stunning images of a 'star nursery' in the universe
NASA has just released a stunning image of the Man Khoi Nebula 5,000 light years from Earth.
Discover science
Why does the position of the constellations change over time?
In the nights when the moon is dark, the sky is clear, and standing still, you will see stars flashing in the black sky.
Space science
Is there a 2nd Earth, only 31 light-years away?
GJ 357 d has a temperature of about 18 degrees Celsius, completing an orbit around its star of 55.7 days.
Discover science
Reveal shock of aliens building pyramids
The three large pyramids on the Giza plateau are lined up with three stars that make up the constellation of Orion's Belts.
1001 mystery
The mysterious Chinese pyramids exist today
Unlike the pyramid in Egypt associated with Pharaoh's history, these works in China retain many unexplored spiritual mysteries to this day.
Archeology
Ancient people have known how to use calendars since ancient times
Ancient paintings discovered are believed to be the ancient star calendar of an estimated age of 40,000 years ago.
Space science
Close up of a star's death
The first image was taken by Chandra X-ray Observatory of the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA), showing the youngest pulsar that scientists have ever seen.
Space science
You will be surprised to know what the gold dust particles in this photo are actually!
It seemed like it was just a piece of green paper with gold dust particles on it, but it wasn't that simple.
Space science
The new galaxy is located in a strange sphere in the Magellanic cloud
The study shows that the Hydrus 1 galaxy is elliptical and light, located about 90,000 light-years from the sun and about 78,000 light-years from the LMC Cloud.
Space science
The super-Earth planet may contain life
An exoplanet at 111 light-years away could be a large version of the Earth with conditions suitable for life.
Space science
Vietnam is about to observe the peak of the Orionids meteor shower
Astronomers in Vietnam can observe the rain of Orionids reaching the peak on the night of 20, dawn on October 21.
Space science
Guide to observe meteor shower Orionids tonight
This year, if the weather permits, we will be able to see many long and bright shooting stars with a density of about 20 meteors per hour.
Space science
Vietnam can observe Orionids meteor shower in the morning of October 21
In the dawn of October 21, Vietnamese astronomers could observe Orionids meteor shower - a medium-sized meteor shower with about 20-30 meteors per hour.
Space science
Supernova explosions shoot super-fast stars across the galaxy
Supernova explosions are the culprits that cause super-high-flying stars to fly through galaxies.