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You think the Sun is stationary and the Earth revolves around it? Wrong!

You think the Sun is stationary and the Earth revolves around it? Wrong!

What does the sun revolve around is a question that many people are interested in. Does the sun rotate? Let's find out together!

Why is space a vacuum?

Why is space a vacuum?

The universe is an almost absolute vacuum. Why is that? Let's learn about the vacuum of the universe together!

See rare live images of Jupiter-like exoplanet

See rare live images of Jupiter-like exoplanet

Exoplanets are planets located outside the Solar System.

Worlds Most Expensive Space Telescope Captures Moment Two Galaxies Are About to Collide

Worlds Most Expensive Space Telescope Captures Moment Two Galaxies Are About to Collide

A stunning new image sent back from the world's most expensive space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, shows the moment two galaxies are about to collide.

How will the universe end?

How will the universe end?

Will the Universe end in a Big Freeze, a Big Rip – or something even stranger? Take a look into the distant future with astronomers from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

Which direction does a compass point in space?

Which direction does a compass point in space?

On Earth, a compass always points north—but when you drift outside our planet's magnetosphere, things get more complicated. So which way does a compass point when you're off Earth?

Admire the image of running chicken against the majestic cosmic sky

Admire the image of running chicken against the majestic cosmic sky

The VLT Survey Telescope has just brought the astronomy community a stunning new image, showing the magnificence of an area with a very interesting name: the Running Chicken Nebula.

Astronomer James Webb finds most distant galaxy ever observed

Astronomer James Webb finds most distant galaxy ever observed

The newly discovered galaxy is named JADES-GS-z14-0.

Halloween from space: Galactic duo emerges as creepy eyes staring from space

Halloween from space: Galactic duo emerges as creepy eyes staring from space

These sinister yet hauntingly beautiful eyes appear in a new Halloween-themed image, using data from both the Hubble Space Telescope and the world's most expensive space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope.

See the beautiful Rosette Nebula in all its vibrant colors

See the beautiful Rosette Nebula in all its vibrant colors

This stunning image shows a fiery object called the Rosette Nebula located 5,000 light-years from Earth, and was captured by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) instrument on the Víctor M. Blanco 4m Telescope in Chile.

3 unbelievable facts about the universe

3 unbelievable facts about the universe

The universe is truly amazing, partly because of its enormous size, and also because of the mysteries that are beyond human imagination.

Hubble Telescope sends first photo back to Earth after changing operating method

Hubble Telescope sends first photo back to Earth after changing operating method

The Hubble Space Telescope has recently encountered some operational problems, forcing scientists to change the way it operates.

Exoplanet discovered with extreme climate and extremely unusual orbit

Exoplanet discovered with extreme climate and extremely unusual orbit

Exoplanets are planets located outside the Solar System.

Admire the beautiful penguin in the universe through the eyes of the James Webb telescope

Admire the beautiful penguin in the universe through the eyes of the James Webb telescope

July 12 marked two years since the first images taken by the most expensive space telescope in history, the James Webb Space Telescope, were released.

The Tarantula Nebula appears beautifully through the eyes of the Hubble telescope

The Tarantula Nebula appears beautifully through the eyes of the Hubble telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope has continued to demonstrate its irreplaceable importance in the field of astronomical research, bringing back to humanity a unique photo showing the rare beauty of the Tarantula Nebula.

Where did the moon come from?

Where did the moon come from?

Throughout the history of human astronomical research, one of the most familiar and studied objects is the Moon.

The most distant galaxy ever discovered holds amazing secrets

The most distant galaxy ever discovered holds amazing secrets

Instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are allowing scientists to look further back into cosmic history than ever before, exploring extremely distant objects like galaxies that formed in the first few hundred million years of the universe.

Admire the beautiful cosmic clouds through the eyes of the Hubble telescope

Admire the beautiful cosmic clouds through the eyes of the Hubble telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope has continued to demonstrate its irreplaceable importance in the field of astronomical research, bringing back a stunning image of what was once considered a nuisance to astronomers: cosmic dust.

Admire the beautiful star cluster through 80 million pixel photo

Admire the beautiful star cluster through 80 million pixel photo

A stunning image of the star cluster RCW 38 was captured by the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) telescope system in Chile, revealing impressive detail of the object located 5,500 light-years away.

The Moon Looks Majestic as Seen from the International Space Station ISS

The Moon Looks Majestic as Seen from the International Space Station ISS

Besides their daily tasks of conducting a series of scientific experiments in microgravity conditions every day, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) sometimes also spend time admiring the scenery from “million dollar” views as an effective form of stress relief.