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Hubble photographed a peanut star explosion
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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
European telescope enters the universe
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European telescope enters the universe

On May 14, 2009, two European telescopes Herschel and Planck will be launched into orbit from the Kourou space airport (French Guiana).

December 17, 2018
'Hidden' planets in Hubble data
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'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
Violent merger between two galaxies
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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
America hunts the planet like Earth
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America hunts the planet like Earth

A spacecraft of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) will be launched into the March 5 space, bringing a super large camera ...

December 17, 2018
NASA discovered the largest gamma ray explosion
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NASA discovered the largest gamma ray explosion

The Fermi telescope of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has discovered a massive explosion in the universe that could, according to scientists, be the largest gamma ray ex…

December 17, 2018
Photograph of early gamma ray burst
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Photograph of early gamma ray burst

UK astronomers using the Swift NASA telescope have recently recorded information about the early stages of a gamma-ray burst.

December 17, 2018
Measure the size and shape of the small planet
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Measure the size and shape of the small planet

Marco Delbo from Côte d Observatory 'Azur, France, spoke about the research he directed:' Knowledge of small planets' sizes and shapes is crucial in understanding how to…

December 17, 2018
Fireworks from a gamma ray star
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Fireworks from a gamma ray star

Astronomers use NASA's Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope to observe explosions from the rest of a star 30,000 light-years away.

December 17, 2018
Stars sparkle through photos
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Stars sparkle through photos

NGC 2264 is located 2,600 light-years from Earth in the faint constellation Unicorn of Monoceros, not far from the familiar Hunter constellation of Orion.

December 17, 2018