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NASA built the most powerful rocket ever
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NASA built the most powerful rocket ever

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) announced on July 2 that it has reached an important milestone in the creation of the space launch system (SLS), designed as the most powe…

December 17, 2018
There is no planet named Gliese 581g, 581d
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There is no planet named Gliese 581g, 581d

One of the most potential candidates for Earth 2.0, Gliese 581g is just an illusion of the universe, while its companion Gliese 581d is not real either.

December 17, 2018
Advertise on Mars
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Advertise on Mars

The Mars One nonprofit organization wants to send experimental packages to the red planet, which includes the first interplanetary advertisements in human history.

December 17, 2018
Google takes 3D phones to space
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Google takes 3D phones to space

Google tends to put its devices in space orbit. First, the company has done with the Nexus S and One, and now is the Project Tango project.

December 17, 2018
Solar storm hit Earth on Friday 13th
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Solar storm hit Earth on Friday 13th

Some sun-level X flares erupted on our central star surface this week, and now their radiation is striking the Earth.

December 17, 2018
Your planet is closest to Earth
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Your planet is closest to Earth

Just 13 light-years from the solar system, a red dwarf is accelerating away from Earth, taking a planet that could be a giant version of the planet.

December 17, 2018