Abstract: Object goal navigation (ObjectNav) is the task of finding a target object in an unseen environment. It is one of the fundamental challenges in visual navigation as it requires both ...

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Scientists have spotted an incredibly hot cluster of gas in the universe that shouldn’t be there. The object is from just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, and blazing with hot gas. It was found ...

The interstellar object ʻOumuamua passed through our solar system in 2017, moving fast, reflecting light unusually, and appearing metallic, though astronomers conclude it was likely a natural ...

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The black ring and central dot show infrared image of a distant galaxy distorted by a gravitation lens. Orange/reg shows radio waves from the same object. The inset shows a pinch caused by another, ...

With all the attention on the short field topped by Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty, Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Travers has left bettors with a sour taste in their mouth. Many ...

“Punctum” may sound like type of punctuation, but to some scientists, it constitutes what may be a brand new type of cosmic object. In a new interview with Gizmodo, Elena Shablovinskaya, a radio ...

This little corner of space, near the constellation of Centaurus and over 12 million light-years away, may seem peaceful at first — but NGC 4945 is locked in a violent struggle. At the very centre of ...

For lovers of newly identified space objects, July has indeed been an exciting month. Last week, astronomers described Ammonite, a potential dwarf planet beyond Pluto. Yesterday, astronomers announced ...