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Kazakhstan needs asteroid observation stations: astrophysicist Many space objects remain undiscovered and some of them pose a threat to the Earth. Astrophysicist Victor Teifel says it is time to build a special station for detection of asteroids in Kazakhstan.

15 December 2014

Four OSCE observers freed by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine: official Four OSCE observers who were abducted on May 26 by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have been freed and have arrived at a hotel in Donetsk, a separatist leader said.

27 June 2014

Astronomers reveal 'largest yellow star ever' Astronomers have spotted the largest yellow star ever observed in our galaxy and 1,300 times larger than the sun.

13 March 2014

Chile observatory discovers 'comet factory' A "dust trap" surrounding a young star could help explain how planets are formed.

07 June 2013

Asteroid whizzes safely past Earth A closely tracked asteroid, about 150-feet (45-meters) wide, whizzed safely past Earth on Friday, the same day a much smaller, previously undetected meteor hit Russia.

17 February 2013

Astronomers spot first evidence of dark galaxies Astronomers in Chile using a powerful telescope have observed what appears to be evidence of the existence of dark galaxies, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced Wednesday.

13 July 2012