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'Star wars', from father to son
Star Wars is the name of a famous American science fiction film. This name has been attributed to President Ronald Reagan's 'Strategic Defense initiative' program during…
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Find the first stars to better understand 'dark matter'
Identifying the first stars in the universe will help scientists better understand
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Why the stars blinking?
The stars in the sky are blinking because their light must penetrate the atmosphere to protect the earth, which always fluctuates in temperature and density.
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Eistein is right, neutron stars make space-time twists
Albert Einstein and fiction writers have predicted the space-time twisting phenomenon of neutron stars, the most dense material that can be observed in the universe. And…
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Discover the largest planet outside the Solar System
A group of international astronomers who have discovered the largest known planet ever moves in the orbit of another star. The planet passes in front of the parent star…
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The giant tail of the star is dying
With long tail streaks ... 13 light-years away, looking like comets, a distant star is dashing in the universe at extraordinary speed.
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An asteroid named after Chinese scientist Xi Zezong
With the approval of the International Astronomical Association (IAU), an asteroid bearing the international number 85472 has been named
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Mars is approaching the Earth
Mars and Earth are at the stage of getting close together. By December, every hour, the distance between the two planets will decrease by 35,400km. So NASA chose June to…
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RCW103: The star and the mysterious friend?
When a star is 8 times more massive than the sun, it will end its life with a spectacular explosion known as a meteor.
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Discover the molecules needed for life around a super giant star
University of Arizona astronomers have discovered about 20 molecules with the necessary components for life in the environment around the super-giant star VY Canis Major…
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NASA: New mission of the Deep Impact and Stardust probe
After completing the mission, NASA Agency's Deep Impact and Stardust space probes will be assigned new missions. With the re-use of two probes on this space, NASA confir…
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The software helps identify stars on photos
In the future, amateur photographers and astronomers can identify stars in the sky thanks to a software developed by the University of Toronto (Canada) in partnership wi…
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Detecting foreign vapor of the solar system
Astronomers say they have just discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of a giant planet outside the Solar System. Steam was discovered on planet HD 189733b, thanks to…
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'Rocket aircraft' is for travelers who want to fly into space
Coming close to the stars, looking at Earth from above 100km high, ... by 2012 or 2013 this will not only be for astronauts or billionaires. Project