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White dwarf stars, which our Sun will eventually become, will become a solid crystal, according to new research. Pictured: In this NASA handout, the Moon transits across the Sun, as seen in 304 angstrom extreme ultraviolet light during the total eclipse M

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Here's what the sun will look like when it dies

Astronomers find white dwarf stars to be useful in determining the age groups of neighboring stars as the former's predictable lifecycle allows them to be used as cosmic clocks.

Jan 14, 2019

By Micah Ong

Nasa

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Tycho's Supernova Remnant in X-ray

The peak brightness of Type Ia supernovas is thought to be well understood.

Jan 13, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Scientists say that sun will turn into a crystalline ball

The study revealed that the sun will one day turn into a crystalline ball, thus triggering doomsday on the entire solar system

Jan 13, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

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Super blood wolf moon 2019: Things that you need to know

As for why it is called super blood wolf moon, there are several reasons why it has been given this name.

Jan 11, 2019

By Micah Ong

Astronomers found evidence that the corona of a black hole is what drives its evolution. Pictured: A composite X-ray (blue), radio (pink and green), and optical (orange and yellow) image of the galaxy Centaurus A is shown in this image from space. A broad

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Black hole swallowing star material, spewing x-ray energy detected by astronomers

Their observations are the first evidence that the corona becomes smaller in size as a black hole consumes material.

Jan 11, 2019

By Micah Ong

Nasa

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx Enters Orbit Around Object, Sets New Records

Aside from this, the fact that NASA's OSIRIS-REx is orbiting around Bennu at only just over a mile (1.6 kilometers) makes its close orbital distance record-breaking.

Jan 9, 2019

By Amesheil Perez

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NASA planet-hunting telescope discovers 3 new exoplanets including super-earth, 'Lava World'

It looks like HD 21749b may not be alone in its system as scientists also believe there is a second planet there that is about the size of the Earth.

Jan 9, 2019

By Micah Ong

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The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse over Cairo, Egypt July 27, 2018.

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'Dark' side of the moon: New images from Chang'e-4 released

After activating the rover, the Chang'e-4 also deployed three 5-meter (16-foot) low-frequency radio antennas.

Jan 7, 2019

By Micah Ong

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Cosmic collision can awake supermassive black hole that sits at the Milky Way's centre

The scientists believe that in two billion years there would be a collision between our home galaxy and Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).

Jan 4, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Nasa

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Dark matter was abundant in early universe, study finds

The new study report revealed that ancient galaxies had as much dark matter when compared to their modern day counterparts

Jan 3, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

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China's Chang'e-4 Lands On Moon's Far Side, Beats US For Historic Achievement, Sources Say

Chinese state media has yet to confirm the landing, so this should be taken with a grain of salt for now.

Jan 3, 2019

By Micah Ong

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Mars reality show? 2032 mission to tend people to planet with 'No Return Ticket'

Mars One mission team is still continuing their search for potential astronauts to man the rocket.

Jan 2, 2019

By Micah Ong

Nasa

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NASA New Year's Flyby: How To Watch New Horizons Spacecraft Explore Distant World

The mission team will then show the images taken by the spacecraft before the flyby after receiving the signal.

Dec 31, 2018

By Micah Ong

Nasa Universe

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Scientists say universe is an expanding bubble in an extra dimension

The new research revealed that the universe could be an expanding bubble in an extra dimension

Dec 31, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Universe

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81 kilometre-wide ice crater on Mars stuns ESA experts

The new ice crater named Korolev is supposedly 80 kilometers wide, and its depth is more than two kilometers

Dec 22, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Artist concept of 2018 VG18, nicknamed "Farout.

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Named 'Farout', distant planet at 96AU discovered

The International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center has given it a code as 2018 VG18, nicknamed it "Farout." It is located at about 120 astronomical units.

Dec 19, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies the young star cluster NGC 602.

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Astronomers discover unique star forming like a planet

Astronomers said that the star and disc they have observed is so massive that, rather than witnessing a planet forming in the disc, they saw another star being born.

Dec 16, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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