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Identify asteroids to lead near Earth
Scientists were able to accurately determine the size of the 2009BD NEO asteroid to lead closer to Earth.
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SpaceX launches the second commercial satellite
SpaceX has launched Falcon 9 missiles from Cape Canaveral Air Base in Florida (USA) on January 6.
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Expand the limits of life on the planet
Earth-sized planets can support life at a distance of 10 times the maximum compared to previous calculations.
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NASA gives ISS another 4 years of operation
US Space Agency (NASA) on January 8 announced that the International Space Station (ISS) will operate for another four years, until 2024
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Israeli students successfully built tiny satellites
A group of students from Herzliya High School (Israel) successfully built a tiny satellite to guide the way into space in April.
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The spacecraft delayed flying because of the solar storm
A powerful storm on the sun's upper atmosphere makes a spaceship a vessel unable to leave the launch pad.
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800 ants will be brought into space
About 800 ants will be taken to the International Space Station (ISS) in a new research mission.
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10 years on Mars
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has marked a decade of successful deployment of the mission to explore Mars.
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The US successfully launched unmanned ships onto ISS
The unmanned Cygnus freighter on 8 January was successfully launched on the International Space Station (ISS), carrying equipment for research and food for space astrona…
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NEOWISE detects new asteroids
Newly awakened, the NEOWISE cruise ship immediately spotted an asteroid that has long been hovering near the Earth but has never been detected.
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Telescope 'travel' back in time 13.2 billion years
The European Space Agency and NASA have introduced the first images of galaxies 13.2 billion years ago, captured by Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer.
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SpaceShipTwo spacecraft reached a height of 21,640m
Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spacecraft flew to a height of 21,640m during an experiment in the California desert sky.
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International Space Station is fixed on Christmas night
Two astronauts are about to step out into space on Christmas Eve to repair the broken cooling system on the International Space Station (ISS).
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Mars Express prepares to approach the moon Mars
The European Space Agency (ESA) said the Mars Express spacecraft is preparing to approach the Mars Phobos moon, entering the 48km space surrounding the celestial body.
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Li explained the destruction of comets
The ancients had countless reasons to believe that comets are an omen of misfortune, due to its appearance that coincided with disasters and epidemics.