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The deepest universe picture
Space science

The deepest universe picture

This stunning image, with countless colorful galaxies, represents the Chandra Deep Field South area (CDF-S), the most observed and studied airspace in the universe.

December 17, 2018
The supernova of the wild cousin of SN 1987A
Space science

The supernova of the wild cousin of SN 1987A

Astronomers have recently discovered that a relative of a strange exploding star was once thought to be unique in the universe. For more than two decades they have thoro…

December 17, 2018
Stars don't form when big galaxies collide
Space science

Stars don't form when big galaxies collide

Astronomers studying pictures of a nearby cluster of galaxies have recently discovered that high-speed collisions between large elliptical galaxies may prevent star form…

December 17, 2018
First discovered magnetic field at distant galaxy
Space science

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…

December 17, 2018
Detecting the minimum mass of the galaxy
Space science

Detecting the minimum mass of the galaxy

By analyzing light from small galaxies, orbiting the Milkey Way galaxy, the researchers found the minimum mass of galaxies in the universe: 10 million times the mass of…

December 17, 2018
The explosion in 1843 is a new form
Space science

The explosion in 1843 is a new form

The terrible explosion of Eta Carinae seems to be completely dominated by a weaker form than a conventional supernova without destroying the star.

December 17, 2018
Find the missing link on the black hole
Space science

Find the missing link on the black hole

For the first time, researchers have discovered that a strong X-ray pulse is emitted from a giant black hole in a galaxy 500 million light years from Earth.

December 17, 2018
Monsters from the field in space
Space science

Monsters from the field in space

The Hubble Space Telescope has solved a puzzling problem about the giant fibers formed by the strong uterus surrounding the galaxy NGC 1275

December 17, 2018
Black holes are only big or small
Space science

Black holes are only big or small

Sometimes a black hole is like a giant cosmic beast that has billions of times the mass of the sun. But is there a medium-sized black hole?

December 17, 2018
The halo in the galaxy is full of stars
Space science

The halo in the galaxy is full of stars

The new map of the halo of stars around the Milky Way has recently revealed the structure of intertwined stars, many lines of stars have never been discovered.

December 17, 2018