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Giant asteroid Florence to make a close call with Earth; time and live streaming

Though many asteroids have passed by Earth closely, Florence is the biggest asteroid since NASA started keeping a track of near-Earth asteroids.

Sep 1, 2017

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Dwarf galaxy emits 15 fast radio bursts; could it be from aliens?

This discovery was made by Breakthrough Listen postdoctoral researcher Vishal Gajjar, who was detecting extraterrestrials.

Aug 31, 2017

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Astronomers map alien supermassive star Antares; all you need to know

The researchers used European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) in Chile to map Antares.

Aug 26, 2017

Astrophysicists recreate 'diamond rains' similar to ice giants Uranus and Neptune

According to researchers, the diamond showers take place on these ice giants because of extreme temperatures and severe pressure.

Aug 25, 2017

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NASA will explore icy moons Europa and Enceladus for alien life: 7 things to know

The new data collected by the most powerful James Webb Space Telescope can also help in guiding the future missions to the icy moons.

Aug 25, 2017

Giant asteroid Florence to safely pass by Earth on September 1; top 7 things to know

Florence is present at a distance of 7.0 million kilometers (4.4 million miles) or about 18 Earth-Moon distances from Earth.

Aug 19, 2017

'Potentially hazardous' monster asteroid, nearly 3 miles in size, will skim past Earth on Sept. 1

The large asteroid will pass Earth safely on Sept. 1 at about 18 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

Aug 19, 2017

NASA studies CubeSats to solve mystery behind Venus' atmosphere: 7 things to know

Venus looks bland and featureless in visible light, but change the filter to ultraviolet, and Earth's twin suddenly looks like a different planet.

Aug 16, 2017

Perseid meteor shower 2017: Date, Time, Live streaming of astronomical event

The Perseid meteor is a small piece of the periodic comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits around the Sun in every 133 years.

Aug 9, 2017

Astronomers conduct Dark Energy Survey; top 7 things to know

Dark Energy Survey (DES) is the largest study carried forward to assess the dark matter so far.

Aug 5, 2017

NASA's New Horizons to explore a mysterious Kuiper Belt Object: Here are top things to know

The Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69 is located beyond Pluto 1.6 billion kilometers (1 billion miles) from Earth.

Aug 4, 2017

NASA's Hubble telescope discovers an exoplanet with a glowing water atmosphere

The mass of the WASP-121b exoplanet is around 1.2 times more than that of gas giant Jupiter.

Aug 3, 2017

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NASA's Cassini spacecraft discover stunning auroras in Saturn's southern atmosphere [VIDEO]

The glittering phenomenon is also referred to as Saturn's southern lights and is just like the ones found on Earth.

Jul 31, 2017

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NASA develops new technology to detect corona discharge; here are top things to know

The technology examines, inspects and detects a corona discharge with the help of ultra violet cameras.