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The peculiar geologic formation only stuck around for a few days, astronomers say

The cosmonauts spent a total of 7 hours and 23 minutes floating about in space

Researchers find dwarf galaxies can be far more prolific than previously assumed

Researchers find molecule vital for the creation of water can be birthed by such stars

The end goal is to determine if it might be possible to grow vegetables in space

This so-called Whirlpool Galaxy is very different to our Milky Way, astronomers say

The impressive cloud packs clumps of material that might one day birth massive stars

These galaxies are very compact, are chiefly made up of old, red stars

The photo was taken by an astronaut aboard the ISS in early May

Sunday, June 8, the space rock came surprisingly close to Earth

Between this and the moon house revealed a few days back, style is no problem

These bizarre hybrid stars are referred to as Thorne-Żytkow objects

Of these two newly discovered planets, one might hold liquid water

Spoiler alert: by “soon,” astronomers mean 130 to 155 million years from now

He's already laid out the rough outline of his plan, so to speak

The space capsule is made out of a water tank and comes complete with a control center

The explosions were recreated with the help of powerful laser beams, researchers say