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Is water still flowing on Mars?
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Is water still flowing on Mars?

Images from the US Air and Space Administration's (NASA) spacecraft may be clues to suggest that water still exists on the red planet.

December 17, 2018
The mystery of the dead galaxies
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The mystery of the dead galaxies

Thanks to Hubble and other telescopes, astronomers are investigating why some giant galaxies quickly grow and stop staring when the universe is less than half of their c…

December 17, 2018
Witness the giant star's death
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Witness the giant star's death

The US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) is focusing its attention on a star that may soon become a supernova more than 20,000 light years from Earth.

December 17, 2018
High-tech clothes protect astronauts
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High-tech clothes protect astronauts

Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) claim to be working on a tight-fitting clothing that supports astronauts' backs in orbit.

December 17, 2018
Risks face when living on Mars
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Risks face when living on Mars

The harsh environment, the lack of such living conditions on Earth or the risk of health effects are the problems that future Mars residents will face.

December 17, 2018
Japan makes a net to clean garbage in space
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Japan makes a net to clean garbage in space

The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) cooperates with a fishing equipment manufacturing company to create a kind of net from school, dedicated to clearing space.

December 17, 2018
Revealing technology
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Revealing technology

Watching a picture of Earth at night, we will see the world seem to be shining.

December 17, 2018
Detection of space network
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Detection of space network

For the first time, astronomers have observed gas strips that are thought to connect the entire universe to a network.

December 17, 2018
Discover the mysterious stone on Mars
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Discover the mysterious stone on Mars

Scientists from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) have discovered a stone that appears near the Opportunity probe on Mars ..

December 17, 2018
ESA re-activated the comet probe Rosetta
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ESA re-activated the comet probe Rosetta

Launched in March 2004 on Ariane 5 G + rocket from Kourou, Guiana island, Rosetta was assigned to catch up and fly around comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

December 17, 2018
Send name to asteroid
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Send name to asteroid

The US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) is inviting people to give their names to engrave on the microchip, mounted in the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft to fly to the asteroi…

December 17, 2018