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Astonishing image: Mercury passes between the Earth and the Sun
Mercury moves through the Sun on Monday (November 11), also known as 'Mercury in transit'. This is a relatively rare astronomical event, and will not happen until 2032.
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This scientist believes that people are living in multiple universes
Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll of the California Institute of Technology believes that every major event has many possible outcomes, separating the world into differ…
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Japanese probe brings precious specimens back to Earth
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the Hayabusa 2 probe had left the asteroid Ryugu and was on its way back to Earth.
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How are stars created?
Stars are not created by anyone or anything, they can form themselves, or they can be said: stars are born by a very strong influence of nature called gravity.
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The CIA audaciously stole a Soviet spacecraft 70 years ago
One day in late 1959 or 1960, four excellent CIA agents worked through the night to disassemble the abducted Lunik spacecraft from the Soviet Union.
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Found a way to spot the 9th planet in the Solar System?
A team of scientists believe they have found a way to trace the mysterious 9th Planet in the Solar System.
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NASA spends money on Boeing to go to space but may have to 'hitchhike' Russia
The US space and space agency (NASA) has paid Boeing nearly $ 300 million more than originally planned for the contractor to continue the commercial crew program despite…
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Life on the International Space Station will become very lonely
For the first time in a decade, the International Space Station (ISS) will have only three astronauts working there for six months.
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How have galaxies changed since the universe formed?
The scientists created the most complex simulation ever of the TNG50 galaxy to find out how it has changed since the universe was born.
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Discover the planet 'hell' in Neptune desert
A planet 23 times the mass of the earth and a terrible temperature - 1,111 degrees Celsius - has been found on the edge of the Neptune desert of a star like the Sun.
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Detecting an oasis suspected to contain alien fossils
NASA claims it has discovered an oasis that may contain fossils in the middle of arid areas in the Jezero crater crater on Mars.
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Announcing the first geological map on Saturn's Titan satellite
The map shows that the Titan has lots of plains and mounds, including frozen organic matter and many liquid methane reservoirs.
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NASA renamed asteroid
Scientists at the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) have named the outer planet Neptune (Kuiper belt object - KBO) Ultima Thule a new name is Arrokoth.
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Obtain the mysterious 'voice' of the Earth
Astronomers first recorded the mysterious 'song' of the Earth's magnetic field during a solar storm attack.
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SpaceX can deliver to the Moon by 2022
The pair of Starship and Super Heavy spacecraft are likely to be selected for NASA's lunar mission.