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New Group of Distant Objects Suggests Our Solar System May Have a Second Kuiper Belt
Astronomers have discovered 11 objects beyond the Kuiper Belt, suggesting the existence of a second belt, dubbed "Kuiper Belt 2." Located between 70 and 90 AU from the sun, this new region could redefine our understanding of the solar system's size and structure. The discovery was made using the Subaru telescope in collaboration with NASA’s New H...
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Meteor Shower And Satellite 'Train' Caught On Camera: "Fairly Bright And Impressive"
The video was captured by the Subaru Telescope installed near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
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Watch: "Mysterious Flying Spiral" Spotted In Night Sky Over Hawaii. Here's What It Is
A Japanese telescope camera has captured a bizarre blue "flying spiral" in Hawaii. The video showed the "mysterious" whirlpool of light in the shape of a spiral galaxy briefly appearing in the night sky above Maunakea on January 18.
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Astronomers Locate “Super Earth” Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone of Its Host Star
In a recent discovery, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet or a super-Earth that is four times the size of our planet. The planet, Ross 508 b, orbits the star at a distance that offers temperatures conducive to the formation of water on the surface of the planet.
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Astronomers Discover 83 Supermassive Black Holes
An international team of astronomers has discovered 83 "quasars", extremely luminous active galactic nucleus powered by supermassive black holes in the distant universe, from a time when the universe was less than 10 per cent of its present age.
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Over 800 'Ultra Dark' Galaxies Found
Astronomers have discovered 854 previously hidden 'ultra dark' galaxies that may be filled with mysterious dark matter, in a region known as the Coma Cluster.
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New Group of Distant Objects Suggests Our Solar System May Have a Second Kuiper Belt
Astronomers have discovered 11 objects beyond the Kuiper Belt, suggesting the existence of a second belt, dubbed "Kuiper Belt 2." Located between 70 and 90 AU from the sun, this new region could redefine our understanding of the solar system's size and structure. The discovery was made using the Subaru telescope in collaboration with NASA’s New H...
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Meteor Shower And Satellite 'Train' Caught On Camera: "Fairly Bright And Impressive"
The video was captured by the Subaru Telescope installed near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
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Watch: "Mysterious Flying Spiral" Spotted In Night Sky Over Hawaii. Here's What It Is
A Japanese telescope camera has captured a bizarre blue "flying spiral" in Hawaii. The video showed the "mysterious" whirlpool of light in the shape of a spiral galaxy briefly appearing in the night sky above Maunakea on January 18.
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Astronomers Locate “Super Earth” Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone of Its Host Star
In a recent discovery, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet or a super-Earth that is four times the size of our planet. The planet, Ross 508 b, orbits the star at a distance that offers temperatures conducive to the formation of water on the surface of the planet.
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Astronomers Discover 83 Supermassive Black Holes
An international team of astronomers has discovered 83 "quasars", extremely luminous active galactic nucleus powered by supermassive black holes in the distant universe, from a time when the universe was less than 10 per cent of its present age.
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Over 800 'Ultra Dark' Galaxies Found
Astronomers have discovered 854 previously hidden 'ultra dark' galaxies that may be filled with mysterious dark matter, in a region known as the Coma Cluster.
