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Detecting a group of 'ghost galaxies'
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Detecting a group of 'ghost galaxies'

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of three strange galaxies and their existence can help scientists explain one of the mysteries of the universe.

December 17, 2018
NASA discovered a planet smaller than Earth
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NASA discovered a planet smaller than Earth

The US National Aeronautics Agency (NASA) said on July 18 that, using the Spitzer Telescope, astronomers discovered what they thought was a planet the size of two-thirds…

December 17, 2018
Capture the clear sun image like never before
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Capture the clear sun image like never before

Hi-C telescopes are mounted on missiles longer than 17m to glide over part of the orbit for about 10 minutes. During that time, a telescope camera captured 165 photos of…

December 17, 2018
Discover the 5th moon of Pluto
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Discover the 5th moon of Pluto

After analyzing data from multiple images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope of the US Space Agency (NASA), Dr. Mark Showalter and his colleagues from Seti Research…

December 17, 2018
Research breakthroughs on dark galaxies
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Research breakthroughs on dark galaxies

Astronomers in Chile used powerful telescopes to observe what they called the first evidence of the existence of dark galaxies, according to the Southern European Observ…

December 17, 2018
'Hunting' meteorites with private telescopes
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'Hunting' meteorites with private telescopes

The private telescope is the center of the Sentinel Project - the space exploration mission announced June 28 in California (USA) - by the non-profit B612 Foundation set…

December 17, 2018
First recorded black hole
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First recorded black hole

The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) - the name of the telescope that the US launched into space on June 13 - directed cameras capable of capturing short w…

December 17, 2018
Andromeda galaxy will destroy the Earth
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Andromeda galaxy will destroy the Earth

Andromeda galaxy is an experienced assassin when he collided with the Triangulum galaxy. The two Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies are 2.6 million and 3 million light-ye…

December 17, 2018
The tango of two strange planets
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The tango of two strange planets

The Kepler space telescope found that the two planets moved so closely that their rotation was like a tango dance. Pair

December 17, 2018
NASA revealed the shocking gift
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NASA revealed the shocking gift

Earlier this week, NASA confirmed that they were given a pair of twin twin telescopes by the US National Reconnaissance Center (NRO), which specializes in the network of…

December 17, 2018
New candidate for the throne
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New candidate for the throne

A group of Japanese astronomers said they found the oldest galaxy in the universe and this is considered a discovery that could compete with the other

December 17, 2018
Mission to bring people to asteroids
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Mission to bring people to asteroids

The latest survey results collected by WISE telescope have identified about 4,700 asteroids capable of threatening the earth, while so far experts have only kept an eye…

December 17, 2018
Australia, South Africa build super telescopes
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Australia, South Africa build super telescopes

Square Kilometer Array (SKA), a joint scientific project of more than 20 countries, aims to create the world's largest radio telescope, announcing on May 25 that South A…

December 17, 2018
Planet X
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Planet X

At a distance too far to be caught in the sights of earth-glass telescopes, planet X can create gravitational forces acting on icy celestial bodies passing by Neptune, h…

December 17, 2018