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Earth used to catch supernova dust
The specimen taken from the Pacific shelf may hold evidence of a distant supernova explosion, which rained high-energy particles on Earth several million years ago.
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Incidentally the star forms near a black hole
Thanks to a telescope in Chile, astronomers say they have detected traces of pictorial stars at the edge of a black hole in the center of the Milky Way.
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Witness the birth of the planet
Chilean astronomers said that for the first time they observed directly a planet picturing inside a disk of gas and thick dust at the star system 335 light years away.
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Decoding super-fast stars in 'Ngan river'
Last month astronomers discovered six super-fast stars flying very fast near the black hole in the center of the Milky Way, where the dust density was so great that the…
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'Curious' cleaning dust on Mars rocks
The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) said 'Curious' is carrying out the cleaning of the red dust on the surface of the Martian rock.
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Comets can exist outside the solar system
American astronomers say they have discovered six possible objects, comets around distant stars, a sign that comets are also popular out there rather than a special feat…
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The process of forming giant planets in the universe
The January 2 issue of Nature published the findings of Chilean astronomers, who discovered the origin of the giant planets in the universe, similar to Jupiter and Satur…
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Discover the astonishment of the planet's formation
Based on the support of the ALMA telescope, world astronomers have just announced a new discovery that could change every theory so far about the formation of planets, i…
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Can the Mars probe ship be hit with dust?
The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said it was keeping a close eye on a giant dust storm on Mars that created many atmospheric changes in the planet.
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Uncommonly rare spiral-shaped structure of cosmic dust
On October 10, astronomers announced a rare image of a cosmic dust structure and spiral gas surrounding a giant red star. This is the first such a structure discovered b…
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For the first time, the planet has 4 suns
Astronomers have discovered a planet whose sky has four different suns. This is the first time such a planet has been found.
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Dust-producing asteroids can combat climate change on Earth
To cope with global warming, scientists in Scotland have come up with a new solution: a machine blowing huge dust in space into an asteroid that surrounds the Earth, act…
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Detecting lines in the universe
Astronomers discovered that sugar molecules, one of the basic substances that make up life, are close to a star whose mass is equal to the sun.
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The strange cloud on Mars is sent by Curiosity
A strange cloud on Mars that NASA's Curiosity captures while landing on the Red Planet has made the online community buzz. Is it a gloomy clod? Part of the robot? Someth…
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Overview of the Mars surface from the Opportunity spacecraft
The panorama of Mars looks from the point