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Messier 82

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Messier 82 (M82), also known as the Cigar galaxy is an edge-on starburst galaxy that formed by the interaction with the neighboring galaxy, Messier 81 (M81). Messier 82 was discovered by Charles Messier, who subsequently included the galaxy in his catalogue in the late 18th century. M82 belongs to the […]

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Haumea

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Haumea is one of the most interesting bodies in our solar system due to its uniqueness amongst known dwarf planets. The unique characteristics of Haumea includes its elongation, an unusually rapid rotation, its ring, two known moons, high density, and high albedo. In contrast to other dwarf planets, its size, […]

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Aurora Borealis

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Probably few of the phenomena of Nature so entirely charm and interest scientific and non-scientific observers alike as the Aurora Borealis, or ” Northern Lights ” as it is popularly called. Hence it is no wonder that the Aurora has always received a considerable amount of attention at the hands […]

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A Guiding Neutrino

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Neutrino is an elementary and weightless particle. Neutrinos were named “little neutral ones,” which means they have no charge at all. Regarding ghost particles, they can’t be seen and can’t be felt but exist everywhere and are unaffected by magnetic fields. Neutrinos only interact with two forces among the four […]

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Pasta of the Universe

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What comes into your mind when someone asks you, what is the strongest material in our universe? The answer to this question would be, the “Nuclear Pasta”. An astrophysicist at McGill University in Canada who studies neutron stars, Matt Caplan, told the Atlantic that nuclear pasta may be one of […]

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