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Venus suddenly turned slower
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Venus suddenly turned slower

AFP said, astronomers of the Paris Observatory in France analyzed data from a spectrometer on Venus Express, the European Union's spacecraft. This spectrometer measures…

December 17, 2018
Iran launches the satellite as tensions are rising
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Iran launches the satellite as tensions are rising

AFP quoted Iranian official news agency IRNA said that the February 3 country had successfully launched a satellite observing Earth's orbit on February 3, and this is Ir…

December 17, 2018
Commercial spacecraft can go to ISS in late March
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Commercial spacecraft can go to ISS in late March

AFP reports the NASA space aeronautics agency, said the first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) may take place at the end o…

December 17, 2018
Jupiter 'grows' 2 more new moons
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Jupiter 'grows' 2 more new moons

The total number of 'natural satellites' orbiting this giant planet has been raised to 66, astronomers have revealed. Codenamed S / 2011 J1 and S / 2011 J2, these two mo…

December 17, 2018
Mars used to have an ocean
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Mars used to have an ocean

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Discovery program has just proven to have had an ocean that covered part of Mars. The program to use the radar and seabed sediment…

December 17, 2018
What's the weirdest meteorite in the UK?
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What's the weirdest meteorite in the UK?

With the weight of an immature elephant, the meteorite falling from space into England 30,000 years ago may be the largest meteorite found in England to date.

December 17, 2018