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Moon polishing project
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Moon polishing project

A cosmetic company in Sweden has proposed a strange idea to reduce the need to use street lights at night: polish the surface of Ms. Hang.

December 17, 2018
The LADEE vessel collided with the Moon
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The LADEE vessel collided with the Moon

The far side of the Moon was chosen as the resting place of LADEE in order to prevent the collision from damaging historic landing sites from previous missions.

December 17, 2018
Specimen worth 800 million USD
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Specimen worth 800 million USD

Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) is planning to collect specimens from distant asteroids to bring them back to Earth to study.

December 17, 2018
Find new clues about ancient life on Mars
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Find new clues about ancient life on Mars

Scientists have found some glass-like fragments scattered in Argentina, containing the organic components of ancient microorganisms trapped during meteorites hitting Ear…

December 17, 2018
Culinary issues for astronauts
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Culinary issues for astronauts

The food of the astronauts is the food that they carry throughout the journey on the universe. Most of these foods are packed in plastic bags, in tubes or in boxes.

December 17, 2018
Auction of Soviet-era spacecraft
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Auction of Soviet-era spacecraft

A Soviet spacecraft, which was launched twice in orbit in the late 70s of the last century, will be auctioned by German auctioneer Lempertz on May 7 in Brussels.

December 17, 2018
Find the coolest brown dwarf
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Find the coolest brown dwarf

NASA telescopes have found the coolest brown dwarf ever. The temperature of this star's surface is on par with the North Pole.

December 17, 2018
Extremely rare eclipses happen this afternoon
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Extremely rare eclipses happen this afternoon

If you stand in Australia or Indonesia today, you will see the sun is like a fat banana because the eclipse is extremely rare, only occurs on average 73 years.

December 17, 2018