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Can exist 'liquid water' on Mars
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Can exist 'liquid water' on Mars

New data from NASA's Curiosity planetary exploration ship shows that there is water in the surface of Mars in liquid form.

December 17, 2018
Discovering the twin planet of Jupiter
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Discovering the twin planet of Jupiter

A group of international astronomers have discovered a planet similar to Jupiter, opening hopes of finding the second solar system and rocky planets like Earth.

December 17, 2018
How to decipher the Earth through Pluto?
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How to decipher the Earth through Pluto?

The elements that make up the Earth like water, the atmosphere can be answered by understanding Pluto, when the New Horizons spacecraft approaches this dwarf planet.

December 17, 2018
Journey to discover Pluto
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Journey to discover Pluto

New Horizons was the first spacecraft to successfully reach Pluto after a nine-year long journey, nearly 5 billion kilometers, opening new research directions since the…

December 17, 2018
Europe intends to build the village on the Moon
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Europe intends to build the village on the Moon

Not long after being appointed as executive director of the European Space Agency (ESA), Johann-Dietrich Woerner announced the proposal to build a village on the Moon -…

December 17, 2018
Unexpectedly discovered giant icebergs on Pluto
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Unexpectedly discovered giant icebergs on Pluto

Analyzing high resolution images sent to Earth, scientists from the US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) were shocked to discover a giant iceberg on Pluto. These photo…

December 17, 2018
The Earth-like continent may have existed on Mars
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The Earth-like continent may have existed on Mars

Scientists believe that Mars once looked like Earth in ancient times, when the Curiosity probe detected rock on the red planet very similar to the ancient continental cr…

December 17, 2018