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Strange light in the American sky
Space science

Strange light in the American sky

A senior scientist from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) said yesterday that the strange halo in the sky in southwestern United States on September 14 may be the product o…

December 17, 2018
The oldest and coldest brown dwarf in the galaxy
Space science

The oldest and coldest brown dwarf in the galaxy

Our galaxy-like spiral galaxies are made up of several structural elements. The most prominent part of them is a flat disk in stars and gas that creates graceful long sp…

December 17, 2018
Nebula halo - spectacular results
Space science

Nebula halo - spectacular results

Stars are not large enough to carry out supernova explosions that end their lives by blowing most of their weight in a high wind.

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
Discover the mysterious halo of Saturn
Space science

Discover the mysterious halo of Saturn

Scientists have taken an important step to decipher the mystery around Saturn's halo. More than 168,000 km away from the center and more than 15,000 km from the nearest…

December 17, 2018
When the sun song sings
Space science

When the sun song sings

Astronauts have recorded heavenly music played by the air currents circulating in the sun's atmosphere. Although this sound is only about milli-hertz (1/1000 hertz) - be…

December 17, 2018
There is a small solar system!
Space science

There is a small solar system!

Astronomers have discovered what they believe is about to be the birth of the smallest solar system: from astronomical observations from the ground as well as from space…

December 17, 2018
What is the sun halo?
Environment

What is the sun halo?

The big light around the Sun is not a circular rainbow. It is merely the result of a common optical phenomenon in nature: light refraction.

December 16, 2018
Why do corals appear around the Sun and Moon?
Environment

Why do corals appear around the Sun and Moon?

Sometimes we will find in the sky filled with silver gray clouds, when the sunlight or the moon shines on the clouds, the surroundings will be a faded silver halo. The h…

December 16, 2018