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This artist's impression shows a two-star system where stellar explosions called micronovae may occur. The blue disc swirling around the bright white dwarf in the center of the image is made up of material, mostly hydrogen, stolen from its companion star. Towards the center of the disc, the white dwarf uses its strong magnetic fields to funnel the hydrogen towards its poles. As the material falls on the hot surface of the star, it triggers a micronova explosion, contained by the magnetic fields at one of the white dwarf's poles. European Southern Observatory/M. Kornmesser, L. Calcada/Handout via REUTERS
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Surprised astronomers find new type of star explosion - a micronova

A micronova is by far the least powerful type of star explosions now known - less energetic than a blast called a nova in which a white dwarf's entire surface blows up and tiny compared to a...

Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space
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Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space

Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin walks in front of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft as it rests on its launchpad shortly before the blast off with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, space flight participant Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa and his production assistant Yozo Hirano to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, 8 December 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Pool
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Russia says cooperation in space only possible once sanctions are lifted

Brain monitoring helmet is heading to space
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Brain monitoring helmet is heading to space

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov pose for a picture during a news conference ahead of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan 17 March 2022. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS
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New Russian cosmonaut team welcomed aboard International Space Station

Ride-share return from space station on Russian Soyuz still on track: NASA
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Ride-share return from space station on Russian Soyuz still on track: NASA

An artist's impression shows a "Vampire" star, composed of an oblate star with a disc around it and B-type star that has been stripped of its atmosphere (background), in this handout photo. Courtesy ESO/L. Calcada/Handout via REUTERS
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Stellar 'vampire' finds love at first bite with companion star

Mysterious objects in space have been amazed scientists
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Mysterious objects in space have been amazed scientists

A general view of the Long March-2F Y13 rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft and three astronauts in China's second crewed mission to build its own space station, before its launch at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, 15 October, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
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China to strengthen space governance over next five years: white paper

The Fermi Paradox: “Where is Everybody?”
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The Fermi Paradox: “Where is Everybody?”

The James Webb Space Telescope is packed up for shipment to its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana in an undated photograph at Northrop Grumman's Space Park in Redondo Beach, California. Photo :Reuters
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NASA begins process of bringing new space telescope into focus

Webb is now in the designed configuration to view the cosmos. Artwork: BBC
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Webb telescope fully deployed in space: NASA

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