Liver lump: Irregular swelling in the liver. See detailed information below for a list of 8 causes of Liver lump, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes. Â» Review Causes of Liver lump: Causes | Symptom Checker Â». The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Liver lump.
Kepler telescope spots strange star. Image of the Milky Way that includes the Kepler field of view (Credit: Carter Roberts). A distant star is getting a lot of attention from astronomers â possibly as a sign that alien life is out there. The star KIC 8462852 was discovered through Planet Hunters, a citizen science program at Yale University. Taking data from the Kepler Space Telescope, volunteers go searching for signs of a drop in light due to orbiting exoplanets crossing in front of their parent stars. KIC 8462852 is 1,481 light years away from Earth.
View full size image. Sirius, also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The name means glowing in Greek. With a visual magnitude of -1.46, the star is outshone only by several planets as well as the International Space Station. Because Sirius is so bright, it was well-known to the ancients. What came as a surprise to astronomers was the discovery of a companion star, Sirius B, in 1862.