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The nearest brown dwarf has a cloud band like Jupiter
Astronomers discovered the brown dwarf Luhman 16A surrounded by stable clouds in the atmosphere.
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The 'eat' star companion in binary
Computer simulations reveal how a massive star draws matter from a smaller star orbiting it at close distances.
Space science
11 mysterious objects in the universe that humans cannot explain
The double quasar, the dwarf planet Haumea or the Tabby star all have mysteries that astronomers have not yet answered.
Space science
The first white dwarf detected in a binary system
Photo taken from the world's largest optical telescope reveals the remains of a dead star in SDSS J115219.99 + 024814.4.
Videos
A rare video about the self-defense mechanism of dwarf sperm: 'Squid bombing' when in danger
This is probably the first time we've witnessed
Space science
Unusual white dwarf discovery: Formed by collision between two other white dwarfs
New research shows that the giant white dwarf WDJ0551 + 4135 may be formed by a collision between two other white dwarfs.
Space science
A dwarf planet in the solar system called China's water god
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently named a planet in the solar system after the Chinese water god Gonggong.
Space science
The 5 most freaky planets in the world have been revealed in the last year
In 2019, astronomers have caught many strange and unimaginable exoplanets, far different from every object in the Solar System.
Space science
What will happen when the Sun goes through its entire life cycle?
Then one day the Sun will run out of energy and will no longer shine brightly.
Space science
Discovered the 'predatory' star
The light erupts as the white dwarf sucks matter from its nearby brown dwarf recorded by the Kepler Space Telescope.
Space science
Super-Earth discovered very close to the solar system
Astronomers found the exoplanet Proxima c orbiting the red dwarf Proxima Centauri, only 4.2 light-years from Earth.
Space science
Detected two 'super Earths' in habitable zones
The researchers found that two exoplanets that are nearly eight times the size of the Earth could have liquid water, orbiting stars close to the sun.
Space science
Detecting an Earth-like planet located very close to us
According to Science Alert, this is the right planet to study life in the Milky Way, and help us better understand the planets scattered in this universe.
Biology
The smallest tree species in the world
The dwarf willow tree only grows to a height of 1 - 6 cm to adapt to the harsh environment in the Arctic.
Discover science
5,000-year-old remains of rare dwarf syndrome
Archaeologists uncover the tiny remains of a young man with the syndrome