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Artworks from the universe
Space science

Artworks from the universe

Photos taken with Hubble telescopes and NASA's Cassini probe not only contributed to scientific research but also artistic value.

December 17, 2018
Hubble photographed a peanut star explosion
Space science

Hubble photographed a peanut star explosion

The Hubble Space Telescope (NASA / ESA) recently captured the first optical images of a shocking stellar explosion, and discovered a rapid peanut-shaped balloon bulging…

December 17, 2018
The 'creative columns' of the universe
Space science

The 'creative columns' of the universe

Research by astronomers at the Dublin Advanced Research Institute shows that shadows hold the key to how to form giant star-forming structures like 'Creative Columns'.

December 17, 2018
Detects a 60-light-year 'airbag'
Space science

Detects a 60-light-year 'airbag'

Scientists have discovered a cosmic bubble generated from the release of gas from a dying star, up to 60 light-years across and approximately 70,000 years old.

December 17, 2018
An oversized supernova image is exploding
Space science

An oversized supernova image is exploding

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the University of San Diego have for the first time observed what happens when a star is 50 times larger than the sun…

December 17, 2018
'Hidden' planets in Hubble data
Space science

'Hidden' planets in Hubble data

A new image processing technology could allow astronomers to discover extraterrestrial planets that might be lurking in the data of more than a decade of the Hubble Spac…

December 17, 2018
The eye of the Helix Nebula
Space science

The eye of the Helix Nebula

The large market camera of La Silla Observatory (ESO) has just captured a picture of Helix planetary nebula.

December 17, 2018
Violent merger between two galaxies
Space science

Violent merger between two galaxies

The new image by the Spitzer Space Telescope (NASA) shows that impending collisions occur between the central part of the two galaxies.

December 17, 2018