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Aussie astronomers find potentially habitable planet in galaxy not so far away

​Aussie astronomers have found the closest potentially habitable planet that's four times the size of earth just outside our solar system.

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Tiny Tokyo noodle shop becomes first ramen bar to get Michelin star

A tiny Tokyo noodle shop has joined the ranks of the world’s top restaurants after it scooped up a star from the respected Michelin Guide.

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Fastest star to flee our Galaxy discovered

​Scientists using powerful ground-based telescopes said Thursday they have discovered a star that's blasting out of the Milky Way with a speed much faster than any other runaway star in the Galaxy.

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Astronomers discover second planet "reared" by four parent stars

​Astronomers have discovered a second planet "reared" by four parent stars, suggesting planets in quadruple star systems might be less rare than once thought.

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Jackie Chan's son stands trial for drug charge

Jaycee Chan, son of Chinese kung fu star Jackie Chan, stood trial on Friday for drug offense at the Dongcheng District People's Court in Beijing.

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Astronomers detect possibly coolest, dimmest white dwarf

U.S. astronomers said Monday using multiple telescopes they have identified possibly the coldest, faintest white dwarf star ever detected.

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Australians discover oldest star: ANU

A team led by astronomers at the Australian National University (ANU) has discovered the oldest known star in the Universe, which formed shortly after the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago, the ANU said in a press release on Monday.