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Comet Of 21st Century Will Be Visible To The Naked Eye From July 14
A new comet called C/2020 F3 NEOWISE which was discovered by NASA's Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer telescope, will be clearly visible to the naked eye from July 14, giving new hope to skywatchers.
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Most Distant Black Hole Discovered: NASA
Scientists have discovered the farthest known super-massive black hole - a matter-eating beast that is 800 million times the mass of our Sun.
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NASA Invites Public to Search for New Nearby Worlds
A new website, called Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, lets everyone participate in the search by viewing brief movies made from images captured by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission.
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Scientists Caught Black Holes Swallowing Stars - And Burping Energy Back Up
Supermassive black holes are voracious beasts. Their tremendous gravitational pull sucks in everything that gets too close, including stars.
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Water Clouds Found Outside Our Solar System
A team of scientists has discovered the first evidence of water clouds on an object outside our own solar system.
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Comet Of 21st Century Will Be Visible To The Naked Eye From July 14
A new comet called C/2020 F3 NEOWISE which was discovered by NASA's Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer telescope, will be clearly visible to the naked eye from July 14, giving new hope to skywatchers.
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Most Distant Black Hole Discovered: NASA
Scientists have discovered the farthest known super-massive black hole - a matter-eating beast that is 800 million times the mass of our Sun.
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NASA Invites Public to Search for New Nearby Worlds
A new website, called Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, lets everyone participate in the search by viewing brief movies made from images captured by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission.
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Scientists Caught Black Holes Swallowing Stars - And Burping Energy Back Up
Supermassive black holes are voracious beasts. Their tremendous gravitational pull sucks in everything that gets too close, including stars.
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Water Clouds Found Outside Our Solar System
A team of scientists has discovered the first evidence of water clouds on an object outside our own solar system.
