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Huge spy satellite
Space science

Huge spy satellite

The Pentagon is embarking on a giant spy satellite design that can obscure any telescoping telescopes and existing reconnaissance satellites.

December 17, 2018
The largest gamma ray explosion ever discovered
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The largest gamma ray explosion ever discovered

According to four articles published in the American Journal of Science, scientists observed the explosion of GRB 130472A with both the telescope and ground-based telesc…

December 17, 2018
Portrait of the star closest to the solar system
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Portrait of the star closest to the solar system

The US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) has published a photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, which captures Near-Body, the star closest to the solar system, whi…

December 17, 2018
Milestones of astronomy history
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Milestones of astronomy history

Inventing telescopes, spectroscopic applications or for the first time predicting solar eclipses are memorable milestones of astronomical research history.

December 17, 2018
Europe postponed the mission to map the Milky Way
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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
Boomerang - The coldest region in the universe
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Boomerang - The coldest region in the universe

International astronomers have just confirmed the Boomerang nebula, 5,000 light-years from Earth, the coldest region in the universe with a temperature of about -272.2 d…

December 17, 2018
Explore the depths of the universe
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Explore the depths of the universe

NASA's three most advanced space telescopes prepare to join forces to explore the deepest parts of the universe, opening new frontiers before humanity.

December 17, 2018
Detecting inclined planetary system
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Detecting inclined planetary system

The Kepler telescope of the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) has transmitted an unusual planetary system, with

December 17, 2018
Discover the most 'cramped' galaxy
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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