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Mars and Earth will be the closest distance in more than a decade
According to NASA's disclosure, Earth residents will just need to look up to the sky to witness a rare encounter when Earth is closest to Mars in the last 15 years.
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The magnetic field is probably building a base for creative columns
For the first time, scientists have created a detailed map of the magnetic field inside the pillars, becoming famous by an iconic image of 1995 from the Hubble Space Tel…
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Approaching extraterrestrial civilization through satellite networks
Artificial technology clouds in the universe, similar to the network of telecommunications satellites that surround the Earth, are most likely the hallmarks of extraterr…
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Discovered three newly formed planets in our galaxy
These three young planets orbiting a star called HD 163296, are about 330 million light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Detects sparkling diamond dust in the universe
Cosmologists have used the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia to examine 14 newborn star systems, located in the Milky Way, and discover a strange kind of light.
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Trump ordered the US military to dominate the galaxy
US President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a 6th army branch to dominate aerospace, according to the British Daily Star newspaper.
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No GPS, no Google Map - how do astronauts locate in the universe?
We are no stranger to GPS and Google Map, tools that tell us where we are on the surface of the Earth, at coordinates. And coordinates are shown by latitude and longitud…
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Extreme weather on outer space planets
Glass rain, super typhoon or dizzying temperature change are three of the special phenomena that occur on outer planets.
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740 million light years away is a completely different universe of black holes
Despite the decades of research, what is gained about cosmic black holes remains just as salty as the potential for knowledge provided by them.
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Proved Einstein's theory of relativity at the galactic level
Through this discovery, scientists attest that Einstein's theory of relativity still applies to giant scales, which here are applied to an entire galaxy.
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Astronomers love to see the new phenomenon of 15 years of excitement
On July 31, Mars will approach the closest point in its orbit with the Earth at that time, Mars will look bigger and brighter in the sky, very visible to the naked eye.
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Cruel fate of 3 Soviet heroes: To die alone in the universe, the body is still warm!
Both Americans and Soviets raced against each other for weapons, technology and space programs that cost billions of dollars.
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NASA robot arm design challenge with prize of up to 5,000 USD
Freelancer.com and NASA have teamed up to announce the challenge of designing the Astrobee robotic arm, a robot model designed to fly with astronauts outside the ISS spa…
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NASA will use nuclear technology to destroy meteors as it plunges into Earth
Within the next decade, the US Space and Aeronautics Agency intends to design and test a variety of options to destroy or divert a meteorite as it plunges towards the gl…