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New recipe for dwarf galaxies
There is more than one path forming a dwarf galaxy, and NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has found the new formula.
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The complex structure of the nebula is brightest in space
The latest ESO image reveals incredible detail in the complex structure of one of the largest and brightest nebula in the sky, the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372).
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The poisonous comet approached the earth
Today, the blue two-tailed comet sprayed poisonous gas called Lulin to the closest position to the earth, with a distance of about 60 million kilometers or 160 times fro…
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New history page about black holes (part III)
Scientists have envisioned galaxies forming along a monolithic collapse path, in which a giant gas cloud bursts from within.
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Stars sparkle through photos
NGC 2264 is located 2,600 light-years from Earth in the faint constellation Unicorn of Monoceros, not far from the familiar Hunter constellation of Orion.
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The central image of the galaxy through the Hubble lens
The multi-colored infrared image of our Milky Way galaxy center shows a new cluster of stars and complex structural details in the ionized gas swirling around the 300 li…
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The four spiral arms of the Milky Way
A research team developed the first complete map of the Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms.
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The endless dance between the Milky Way
Like ballet dancers dancing around an invisible leader, dozens of stars in the Milky Way are revolving around a supermassive black hole.
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Storms are the origin of planet formation
New research shows that volatility plays an important role in creating the right conditions for planet formation.
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Nursery star glowing
An image of the APEX telescope reveals how an ionized gas bubble causes surrounding materials to turn into dense blocks, thereby forming new stars.
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Black hole 'burp' out of air bubbles
Like bubble objects in the universe, some black holes also
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Detecting water on a Saturn satellite
American astronomers argue that clouds of dust and gas escaping from one of Saturn's satellites may contain water, an important factor for life.
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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…
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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…
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The formation of planets in gas disks
Astronauts are now able to study the planet-forming disk around young Sun-like stars, thereby revealing the movement and distribution of gas in the inner region of the d…