Celestial Object

New Study Provides Non-Alien Explanation for Unusual Interstellar Object Oumuamua

March 23, 2023 | Editors

In 2017, astronomers detected an unusual object traveling through our solar system. The object, named Oumuamua, was the first interstellar object ever detected passing through our solar system. Read More

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Saturn’s Iapetus: A Moon That Looks Like a Walnut

February 28, 2023 | Editors

Saturn’s moon Iapetus is a fascinating celestial object that has captured the imagination of scientists and space enthusiasts alike. Read More

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216 Kleopatra – The Dog-Bone Asteroid

September 14, 2021 | Editors

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, a team of scientists has obtained the most detailed observations yet of the asteroid 216 Kleopatra –aka the dog-bone asteroid – an asteroid with two tiny moons shaped like a dog bone. Read More

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Stephenson 2-18 The Largest Star Ever Discovered

September 12, 2021 | Editors

Stars have always been part of civilizations. In Ancient Times, we relied upon the apparent motion of these bodies to navigate distances, to measure the passage of time therefore determining seasons, months, and years. Simply, stars are the very reason we exist. We are literally made up of “stardust”. Read More

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New Analysis Of The Second Most Distant TNOs (225088) 2007 OR10

March 11, 2016 | Editors 1

Using analysis provided by NASA’s Kepler space telescope — K2 extended mission — and thermal infrared data provided by ESA’ Herschel Space Observatory, a team of scientists found that (225088) 2007 OR10 is likely to be larger in size and darker than previously thought. Read More

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NASA: Asteroid 2013 TX68 Cannot Impact Earth Over The Next Century

February 26, 2016 | Editors

Earlier this month, the news about a small asteroid coming close to Earth has caused controversy among the astronomical community. Read More

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Did You Know? Neptune — Get Interesting Facts About This Planet

February 6, 2016 | Editors

From its interesting anti-cyclonic storms to the theory of Pluto being it’s moon, we countdown the most interesting facts about Neptune. Read More

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Asteroid 2013 TX68 To Make Very Close Earth Flyby On March 5

February 5, 2016 | Editors 1

Two years ago, a small asteroid, named 2013 TX68, flew pass Earth at a safe distance of about 2 million km (1.3 million miles) and now it will pass even closer to our planet next month, on March 5, 2016, but this time nobody is certain just how close. Read More

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Is There Life On Kepler-452b The Most Earth-like Planet Ever Discovered?

July 24, 2015 | Editors 3

NASA’ Former chief operating officer in Spain Carlos González Pintado says there could be life on Kepler-452b — the newly remarkable world discovered by NASA’ kepler mission — given its characteristics. Read More

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NASA Detects The Brighest Flare Ever From A Distant Galaxy

July 14, 2015 | Editors

Astronomers have managed to analyse a spectacular flare from a supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy 3C 279, a record flare that happened five billion years ago. Read More

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Amazing: Hubble Captured The Arches Cluster, Milky Way’s Densest Star Cluster

June 5, 2015 | Editors

Using NASA’ Hubble Telescope, astronomers have observed the Arches Cluster, the most dense cluster known in the Milky Way with a mass equivalent to more than 10,000 Sun-like stars in a space with a radius equal to the distance between the sun and its nearest neighbor Alpha Centauri star system. Read More

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Astronomers Discover Unique Binary Pulsar System With The Widest Orbit Ever

May 4, 2015 | Editors

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an exotic pulsar with the widest orbit ever detected and is one of the very few binary neutron star systems known to date. Read More