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Comets can exist outside the solar system
American astronomers say they have discovered six possible objects, comets around distant stars, a sign that comets are also popular out there rather than a special feat…
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The most Earth-like planet shows up
With a radius of 1.5 times the globe, a planet orbiting a star like the sun is the most earth-like celestial object that people ever know.
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New discoveries about the Female Star
Fertility, shining brightly in the northern night sky, possessing the asteroid belt like our sun, the sign of the possibility of undiscovered planets orbiting other star…
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Revealing the largest galaxy in the universe
Astronomers have suddenly located the largest galaxy ever, five times larger than our Milky Way galaxy.
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Close up of 3 mysterious holes on the Moon
Scientists have published a series of images of three mysterious collisions on the Moon's surface.
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Discover the largest celestial object cluster in the universe
A quasar group forms the largest structure in the universe with a length of up to 4 billion light-years.
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NASA to sell equipment shuttle spacecraft
According to Discovery magazine, when it ended its historic shuttle program to move into a new phase of development, NASA was quietly proceeding to sell off unused devic…
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Turn garbage in the universe into radiation shield
People emit garbage wherever they go, including in space - a big problem for astronauts on long journeys to other planets.
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America proposed to build a military base in the universe
The White House has just refused a request from more than 34,000 people to build a moon-sized base in space, potentially destroying other planets.
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Extremely special comets will appear in 2013
Astronomers believe that ISON, comet will appear on November 28, 2013, the brightest ever.
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Detecting chemicals is thought to form life
Signals from hydroxylamine molecules are an important basis for finding the origin of life on the planet about 3.6 billion years ago.
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Successfully decode the signal Galileo global positioning satellite system
Galileo global positioning satellite system is expected to be completed by 2020, with 27 orbit satellites.
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Russia is about to build a new type of spacecraft
The future Russian spacecraft, capable of taking people to the moon, will fly in 2017.
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China expanded its location services throughout Asia
China's navigation system began providing global positioning services in the Asia-Pacific region from yesterday.
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Comet is brighter than the full moon visiting Earth in 2013
Comet giant is discovered by two Russian astronomers