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Galactic Secrets Revealed 02 Dec 2017

Galactic Secrets Revealed

TEHRAN  – A new 2.3-gigapixel image of the Fornax Galaxy Cluster – one of the largest images ever released by European Southern Observatory (EOS) – might make you feel small. Astronomers working with the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile obtained an unparalleled detailed image of the Fornax Galaxy Cluster.  It […]

Cassini Probe About to Plunge to Its Doom 13 Sep 2017

Cassini Probe About to Plunge to Its Doom

TEHRAN  – Early on Friday morning, NASA’s Cassini probe will meet its doom as it becomes a streak of plutonium-laced fireworks in the clouds of Saturn. The nuclear-powered robot was launched in 1997 to deeply study Saturn and its mysterious collection of moons. Cassini arrived in 2004, dropped off a lander on one moon, began […]

Biggest Asteroid Ever Detected Flies Past Earth 04 Sep 2017

Biggest Asteroid Ever Detected Flies Past Earth

TEHRAN  – The largest asteroid ever recorded has passed Earth at a distance of 145 million miles, giving scientists the opportunity to learn more about its physical characteristics. The 2.7-mile wide astral body, called Florence, will not approach the planet this close again until 2500. It is classified as a “potentially hazardous” asteroid by the […]