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In the past year, astronomers have found water on the moon and discovered the most distant target, at the same time the amount of cosmic radiation reached a record high.
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Uncontrolled antimatter explodes star clusters
The extreme heat change at the center of a very distant star cluster produces matter particles and antimatter, causing this star cluster to become unstable.
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Discovering super-active galaxies in the early universe
Looking back at 11 billion years ago, astronomers for the first time measured the motion of stars of a distant galaxy and obtained a velocity of up to one million miles…
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The most distant supernova ever discovered
UC Irvine cosmologists have discovered the two most distant supernovae ever used using a new technique that can help find dead stars at the edge of the universe.
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Capture the most distant object in the universe
International astronomers have just taken the most distant object image ever seen in the universe - 13 billion light-years from Earth.
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Reading light helps locate Earth-like planets
Thanks to the ability to detect the occurrence of extraterrestrial planets orbiting distant stars, scientists are now able to study hundreds of solar systems.
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The color of the quasar denotes the dusty universe
According to a team of astronomers, the intergalactic space seems to be filled with fuzzy smoke, tiny dust particles that dim light from distant objects while transformi…
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The cosmic dust spraying furnace
Cosmic dust annoyed astronomers because they prevented them from observing their distant stars.
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Finding CO2 on a planet outside the solar system
The Hubble Space Telescope has just discovered CO2 and CO in the atmosphere of a distant planet.
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First discovered magnetic field at distant galaxy
Using radio telescopes to observe the universe, a group of California astronomers have for the first time measured the galactic magnetic field that appeared 6.5 billion…
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Found a rare 'star birth machine' in the universe
Astronomers have discovered a special star-making machine - a distant galaxy that is spewing out stars at amazing speeds, about 1,000 to 4,000 stars every year.
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Molecular thermometer for distant universe
Astronomers using the giant telescope the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of Eso have for the first time discovered in carbon monoxide molecular ultraviolet radiation in a ga…
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Discover hundreds of black holes in the universe
French astrophysicists have identified hundreds of quasars, meaning the supermassive black hole emits strong energy hidden in sandy galaxies. These black holes are known…
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The giant tail of the star is dying
With long tail streaks ... 13 light-years away, looking like comets, a distant star is dashing in the universe at extraordinary speed.
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France discovered adding a new planet
France's Corot space research ship collaborated with some countries to discover a planet for the first time as it passed a distant star. This planet is similar to Jupite…