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Ancient Star Catalogue of Greek Astronomer Hipparchus Discovered

Researchers have discovered fragments of the Star Catalog authored by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus. It was composed in the second century BC and is the first known comprehensive star catalog in the Western world. The fragments of Hipparchus' Star...

Scientists Find Evidence for Unknown Objects in Distant Solar System

The Kuiper Belt is a vast ring with thousands of large, unknown, icy objects and small planets that orbit our solar system. In a recent study, which hasn't been published yet but is getting attention from the scientific community, experts...

Greek Astronomer Discovers Unusual Cigar-Shaped Galaxies (video)

Astronomers led by Athanasia Tsatsi of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany found that spindle-like galaxies; which rotate along their longest axis, are much more common than previously thought. The new data allowed the astronomers to create a...