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Discovering vestiges of streams on Mars
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Discovering vestiges of streams on Mars

The Curiosity autonomous probe has found evidence of the existence of a deep stream on Mars, a finding that could help scientists prove water once flowed on the red plan…

December 17, 2018
The lonely death of a star
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The lonely death of a star

In 1006, the whole world stalled and stared at the sky when a giant star 7,000 light-years away from Earth,

December 17, 2018
'Devilish stars' appeared during the week
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'Devilish stars' appeared during the week

Belonging to the constellation Majestic (Perseus), Algol has been called the 'demon star' since ancient times. Algol's name is derived from the word al-ghul, meaning 'fe…

December 17, 2018
Europe wants China to bring people to space
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Europe wants China to bring people to space

In an interview in the city of Berlin, Thomas Reiter, ESA's head of space flights and an astronaut, said ESA is considering the possibility of cooperating with China in…

December 17, 2018
Take a picture of the meteorite
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Take a picture of the meteorite

Amateur astronomer George Hall, from Dallas (USA), used the webcam to record a video of the moment Saturn collided with a meteorite in the universe on September 10 last.

December 17, 2018
Detecting snow on Mars
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Detecting snow on Mars

With the data collected from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), scientists claim to have found very clear evidence that there is

December 17, 2018
Impressive photos of people
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Impressive photos of people

In Greek mythology, the bright sun radiates lethal charm to Icarus, and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams also aspires to touch this brilliant body.

December 17, 2018
Two meteorites fly close to the earth today
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Two meteorites fly close to the earth today

Telescopes in the US state of Arizona discovered 2012 QG42 and 2012 QC8, the names of two meteors on August 26. They are moving towards the earth and the moon and will r…

December 17, 2018
Can the planet exist between the Milky Way core?
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Can the planet exist between the Milky Way core?

At the center of the Milky Way, the crowded stars are packed close together, supernova explosions emitting horrific shock and radiation waves, not to mention the greedy

December 17, 2018