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NASA captures two spiral galaxies merging Tengrinews.kz - NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured an incredibly colorful scene of two spiral galaxies merging, 250 million light

12 February 2025 20:10

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 13:11

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 12:42

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 17:39

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

07 June 2013 13:47

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 14:05

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 12:26