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The planet has a ginormous gas cloud trailing behind it

The galaxy is known to astronomers as PGC 18431

The star is one of a kind in our Milky Way, astronomers say

It’s been another week, here is our round-up of the best and the most important science news of the past few days

NASA scientists get their hands on the best evidence yet that an underground saltwater ocean is lurking on Ganymede

The plumes, caught on camera on several occasions, sometimes rise to altitudes of over 250 kilometers (155 miles)

In case you've had a rather hectic week and missed them, here are the best science announcements of the past few days

Astronomers say the two galaxies got close to each other between 100 and 200 million years ago, will soon collide

Astronomers say evidence indicates each of these two colliding galaxies hosts a supermassive black hole at its core

The image, obtained with the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, comprises over 100 million stars

The new Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation is sharper, wider than the previous one

Actually, the galaxy has been our neighbor for quite a while, it's just that we were utterly oblivious to its existence

This positively stunning image of the Messier 92 star cluster was obtained with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope

The galaxy, known as NGC 4102, is located at a distance of about 68.8 million light-years from our planet

The celestial body is the smallest planet outside the Solar System thus far documented to hold water vapor

The explosion is a supernova, occurred when the star's sister reached the end of its life

The galaxy is said to be the farthest lensing galaxy thus far documented by science