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China will launch larger spacecraft
After the success of the Shenzhou 9 ship, space experts say China will deploy a larger spacecraft to serve a longer-term mission on space. According to AFP on July 1, th…
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Find the oldest Earth's crater
An oldest meteorite, formed on Earth about 3 billion years ago, was discovered in the west of Greenland island. It is said to appear after an asteroid collision of 30km…
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The Milky Way is vibrating like a bell.
That's the conclusion of a group of Canadian and American astronomers, based on the findings that the Milky Way might have encountered a satellite galaxy or a large stru…
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For the first time witnessed a star destroying the planet
The US aerospace agency (NASA) was lucky enough to snatch a rare moment when a star about 63 light-years away gave off an intense fire to attack an alien planet. The vic…
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America's future spacecraft appears
The test version of Orion, the type of spacecraft that the US will use in the future, appears at Kennedy Space Center on July 2. The leadership of Kennedy Space Center h…
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Solar magnetic research project
International aviation agencies are planning to study solar magnetic fields in an area that is extremely difficult to observe called chromosomes. According to a statemen…
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Thailand plans to study its own atmosphere
Shortly after NASA announced the cancellation of the Southeast Asian climate research project (SEAC4RS), a group of about 20 leading Thai scientists planned to study the…
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Vinasat-2 can operate for up to 21 years
Production contractor Lockheed Martin has just officially handed over Vinasat-2 to Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT). Currently, International Telecommuni…
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First recorded black hole
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) - the name of the telescope that the US launched into space on June 13 - directed cameras capable of capturing short w…
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9 Shenzhou ship flew into orbit
The Xinhua News Agency said the 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou 9 ship left the launch pad successfully at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province (in the Go…
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American spacecraft reaches the edge of the solar system
Data from Voyager1 devices showed that the number of large charged particles collided with the ship increased sharply. This is a sign that Voyager 1 will soon fly into i…
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The mysterious American spacecraft returns to Earth
On the evening of June 16 (US time), the US Air Force's mysterious mini-spacecraft landed at Vandenberg base in California, ending a 469-day flight in orbit. According t…
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Andromeda galaxy will destroy the Earth
Andromeda galaxy is an experienced assassin when he collided with the Triangulum galaxy. The two Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies are 2.6 million and 3 million light-ye…
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China goes long in conquering space
The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft has successfully paired with the Thien Cung 1 module on Earth's orbit on June 18, marking an important feat in China's space exploration progra…
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Why is the female astronaut at Thien Cung-1 last?
On June 18, after three hours of successfully assembling Than Chau-9 with Thien Cung-1, Chinese astronauts entered the Thien Cung-1 laboratory module. The first entry wa…