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Unique picture of 2 galaxies colliding
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Unique picture of 2 galaxies colliding

Performing the task of studying the phenomenon of light amplification when two galaxies lie in the same line, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope accidentally captured the ima…

December 17, 2018
Revealing the secret half-moon of the Moon
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Revealing the secret half-moon of the Moon

The Moon always hides its other side. What is the shape? What's special? The answer is clear. Scientists have recently suggested that the other half of the Moon is volca…

December 17, 2018
China revealed about the first female astronaut
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China revealed about the first female astronaut

Liu Yang will become the first female astronaut in China when the spaceship launches into space tomorrow, fulfilling the mission of connecting with the space station. To…

December 17, 2018
The battle between galaxies in the universe
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The battle between galaxies in the universe

According to scientists, a group of five galaxies, Stephan's Quintet, is 280 million light-years away from Earth, collided with each other and emitted light in the last…

December 17, 2018
Mission to bring people to asteroids
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Mission to bring people to asteroids

The latest survey results collected by WISE telescope have identified about 4,700 asteroids capable of threatening the earth, while so far experts have only kept an eye…

December 17, 2018
Russia and Japan want to build bases on the moon
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Russia and Japan want to build bases on the moon

JAXA and Roscosmos announced their ambition to build a moon base during the Global Space Exploration conference - an event that took place from May 22 to 24 in the US ca…

December 17, 2018
Private ships preparing to connect with ISS
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Private ships preparing to connect with ISS

The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) announced Dragon, SpaceX Group's spacecraft, approaching near ISS after following the station in orbit. When Dragon comes close to the I…

December 17, 2018
More evidence of life on Mars
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More evidence of life on Mars

Scientists have found new evidence of life on the red planet. Such evidence suggests that on Mars, organic chemistry has been taking place all the time. A group of resea…

December 17, 2018
Dragon ships successfully assembled with ISS
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Dragon ships successfully assembled with ISS

Dragon's first private spacecraft was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in a historic mission that was successfully connected to the station late May 25,…

December 17, 2018
Australia, South Africa build super telescopes
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Australia, South Africa build super telescopes

Square Kilometer Array (SKA), a joint scientific project of more than 20 countries, aims to create the world's largest radio telescope, announcing on May 25 that South A…

December 17, 2018
Today, a meteorite will fly close to Earth
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Today, a meteorite will fly close to Earth

At first, this meteorite was symbolized as 2012 KP24, discovered on May 23. After 12 observations, its exact trajectory was determined. The calculations show that 2012 K…

December 17, 2018
Planet X
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Planet X

At a distance too far to be caught in the sights of earth-glass telescopes, planet X can create gravitational forces acting on icy celestial bodies passing by Neptune, h…

December 17, 2018