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Discover the fastest 'run' star in the universe
Space science

Discover the fastest 'run' star in the universe

The star is a red dwarf star. It rotates around the cosmic black hole MAXI J1659-152 (which is three times the weight of our sun). This star is only one-fifth the weight…

December 17, 2018
Comet: Assassin kills the dinosaurs
Space science

Comet: Assassin kills the dinosaurs

American scientists announced the study of space rocks that collided with Earth 65 million years ago, causing the extinction of dinosaurs as a comet, rather than an aste…

December 17, 2018
Decoding super-fast stars in 'Ngan river'
Space science

Decoding super-fast stars in 'Ngan river'

Last month astronomers discovered six super-fast stars flying very fast near the black hole in the center of the Milky Way, where the dust density was so great that the…

December 17, 2018
The universe is in crisis
Space science

The universe is in crisis

A group of international astronomers said that the rate of new star formation in the universe has been detected at only 1/30 of the peak, and this speed is on the declin…

December 17, 2018
The moon is separated from Earth?
Space science

The moon is separated from Earth?

Scientists at Harvard University have come up with a new theory that the Moon is separated from the Earth rather than created from a planet by colliding with the Earth.

December 17, 2018
The universe is expanding at dizzying speed
Space science

The universe is expanding at dizzying speed

NASA's Spitzer space telescope data gives scientists the most accurate view of the universe's rate of expansion. Accordingly, the universe is expanding at the fastest ra…

December 17, 2018
Star 'grilled' child planet
Space science

Star 'grilled' child planet

The KIC 12557548 star may be spinning its planet at unbelievably fast speeds, causing the

December 17, 2018
Stars are abandoned
Space science

Stars are abandoned

It is not easy to get a star out of its galaxy, but experts at Vanderbilt University (USA) have identified a group of more than 675 stars falling into this situation. Wa…

December 17, 2018