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Super-fast star detection
Space science

Super-fast star detection

Chinese-Chinese scientists have discovered a super-fast star, moving at a rate of 1.6 million km / h, located near the center of the Milky Way.

December 17, 2018
360-degree portrait of the Milky Way
Space science

360-degree portrait of the Milky Way

With a 360-degree portrait project, zoomed into the Milky Way, American experts have provided a whole new perspective on the structure and content of this spiral star sy…

December 17, 2018
Discovering the 'kindergarten'
Space science

Discovering the 'kindergarten'

Telescope in Antarctica has just announced a new discovery, showing a giant gas cloud containing star embryos in the pictorial phase.

December 17, 2018
Gaia satellite opened its eyes
Space science

Gaia satellite opened its eyes

Gaia, the satellite that surveyed one billion European stars, began the Milky Way's most accurate mission to date map.

December 17, 2018
Discovered missing branches of the Milky Way
Space science

Discovered missing branches of the Milky Way

The study of giant stars has confirmed that the Milky Way has up to 4 spiral arms, ending the long-held argument that our galaxy has only two branches.

December 17, 2018
Europe postponed the mission to map the Milky Way
Space science

Europe postponed the mission to map the Milky Way

The European Space Agency (ESA) said it will postpone the mission to launch a galaxy mapping spacecraft due to a technical issue involving components on board, redOrbit…

December 17, 2018
Discover the most 'cramped' galaxy
Space science

Discover the most 'cramped' galaxy

Using the Hubble and Chandra X-ray telescopes, American astronomers have discovered a crowded and cramped galaxy with a 'population' density far beyond our Milky Way gal…

December 17, 2018