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NASA Cassini images may reveal birth of a Saturn moon
Nasa has confirmed that that there was a formation of a small icy object that was within the rings of saturn. The object is not supposed to grow any larger and maybe even fall apart. -
Accurate distance measurment resolves major astronomical mystery
Astronomers have resolved a major problem in their understanding of a class of stars that undergo regular outbursts and accurately measuring the distance. -
New record for cosmic X-ray sightings: Exploring extreme universe with rich new reasource
Scientists set a new record for cosmic X-ray source ever sighted. This created an unpredicted cosmic X-ray catalogue that will provide a valuable resource letting astronomers to exlore the universe -
A cosmic weather balloon at the center of the Milky Way
The radiation field at the center of the milky way is 1,000 times stronger than in the area that surrounds our sun. This made a weather balloon attract close to the Milky way -
A strange lonely planet found without a star
A team of astronomers have discovered a young planet that is not orbiting a star. This planet was formed 12 million years ago. -
Rare eclipsing double asteroid discovered
Some students in Maryland found a pair of unstudied asteriods that orbit and regulary eclipse one another. -
River of hydrogen flowing through space observed
A university in west virginia found a never before seen river of hydrogen flowing through space. It has been streaming out of the nearest galaxy. -
Jupiter will be at its highest point in the sky for many years to come
Jupter was at its highest point in the sky. Through binoculars everbody would have seen this massive planet up in the sky. -
galaxies inthe early universe mature beyond their years
A team of astronomers have discovered the most distant examples of galaxies in a early universe that were alreadymature and very large. -
Asteroids as seen from Mars- A couriosity rover first
Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover is the first rover to ever see asteroids from the surface of Mars. (Ceres and Vesta are the asteriods)