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Huge chunk of sun breaks off
Last week scientists captured an event that has never happened before in the recorded history of the solar system. A huge piece of the sun’s surface has broken off. It is now circulating near the north pole of the sun.
Astronomers find the Milky Way’s long-lost twin
Astronomers working on the James Webb telescope recently found a galaxy 9 billion light-years away from the earth which looks remarkably similar to our galaxy. As the galaxy named sparkler is so far away, we will be able to see what it looked like 9 billion years ago. It could also help us understand how our galaxy was formed as it is very similar to ours.
X-class solar flare hits South America.
Last week an X-class solar flare hit South America. An X-class flare is the most powerful type of flare and has caused massive blackouts in parts of South America.
Scientists discover unknown dark object in space
Scientists have discovered an unknown dark object in space which they believe is a galaxy. What has them perplexed is that the distant light seems to be bending around the galaxy. The new ‘dark’ galaxy has been named HATLASJ113526.2-01460. This galaxy has a lot of galactic dust and is producing stars rapidly.
Curiosity rover finds clearest sign of ancient water on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars found new evidence to prove the ancient existence of water on Mars. It has found ripple-like textures on some rocks on the red planet. This is one of the clearest signs that water may have existed on Mars long ago.
