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NASA captures a star image
Space science

NASA captures a star image

Thanks to an orbiting observatory called WISE, NASA scientists have captured shock waves caused by a star that is fleeing in the universe at speeds of up to 54,000 miles…

December 17, 2018
Decipher the mysterious fog in the Milky Way
Space science

Decipher the mysterious fog in the Milky Way

The strange mist in the Milky Way made the scientific world a headache for decades as a swirling dust cloud at a rate of more than ten billion times per second.

December 17, 2018
Detecting a star exploding behind a cloud of dust
Space science

Detecting a star exploding behind a cloud of dust

While astronomers use a Spitzer space telescope to search for a supermassive black hole in the center of a distant galaxy, the team suddenly discovers an unusually hot c…

December 17, 2018
Comet 'encounter' Earth
Space science

Comet 'encounter' Earth

According to astronomers, comet Hartley 2 and Earth will have a close encounter this month.

December 17, 2018