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Solar storms are impervious to earthquakes
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Solar storms are impervious to earthquakes

Researchers from the US Geological Survey (USGS) have dismissed the long-held hypothesis that the sun's activity shakes the ground, leading to an increase in seismic act…

December 17, 2018
Successfully try the device
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Successfully try the device

A infrared sensor device funded by NASA has been successfully tested. It is believed to help NASA enhance the ability to detect and track comets, asteroids ...

December 17, 2018
Earth used to catch supernova dust
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Earth used to catch supernova dust

The specimen taken from the Pacific shelf may hold evidence of a distant supernova explosion, which rained high-energy particles on Earth several million years ago.

December 17, 2018
Hypothesis of 'mirror world'
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Hypothesis of 'mirror world'

Scientists believe that the mysterious dark matter form that serves as the cosmic link is actually hiding another world, and that is the reflection of the world we are s…

December 17, 2018
Discover the most Earth-like planet pair
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Discover the most Earth-like planet pair

A University of Washington expert (USA) has announced the discovery of a pair of planets with the most similarities with Earth thanks to the work of the Kepler telescope.

December 17, 2018
New record of walking in space
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New record of walking in space

At the age of 59, a Russian astronaut became the oldest person ever to walk in space, when he proceeded to install equipment outside the International Space Station (ISS…

December 17, 2018
New success in US strategic space exploitation
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New success in US strategic space exploitation

On April 21, Orbital Sciences launched a successful test of the Antares missile, paving the way for the mission of a US private company to transport cargo to the Interna…

December 17, 2018
Start selling 'one-way tickets to Mars'
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Start selling 'one-way tickets to Mars'

Last year Mars One, a Dutch company, announced that they would recruit people for the journey to Mars in 2013. From April 22, those who want to go to the red planet can…

December 17, 2018
Russia is about to launch a supply ship to ISS
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Russia is about to launch a supply ship to ISS

The Progress M-19M transport spacecraft, mounted on the Soyuz-U rocket on April 22, was moved and installed on a launch pad at Russia's Baikonur space airport in Kazakhs…

December 17, 2018