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Capture the scene of the black hole
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Capture the scene of the black hole

The new series of ultra-sharp images shows exactly the moment when a black hole is emitting huge gas clusters, extremely fast-paced images of 'bullets'.

December 17, 2018
ISS moved to evade space garbage
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ISS moved to evade space garbage

On January 12, the US Space Agency (NASA) announced a piece of trash from Iridium, a US private telecommunications satellite, flying close to ISS last afternoon. The dis…

December 17, 2018
10 mysteries in the universe
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10 mysteries in the universe

Super-speed stars, dark energy, dark matter, black holes, neutinos ... are the secrets of space science that will discover in 2012.

December 17, 2018
Uncover unprecedented galaxy clusters
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Uncover unprecedented galaxy clusters

Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a cluster of galaxies while in its infancy. This is the most remote solar system galaxy ever observed, NASA s…

December 17, 2018
Rock from Mars falls to earth
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Rock from Mars falls to earth

A meteorite plunged into North Africa in July last year and scientists confirmed yesterday that the stone was once part of Mars.

December 17, 2018
The Earth-like moon is unexpected
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The Earth-like moon is unexpected

Titan is Saturn's largest moon and is also the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere. Understanding more about the working mechanism of this hazy atmosphere will he…

December 17, 2018
Australia participates in 'race' to protect space
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Australia participates in 'race' to protect space

According to the Australian Times on January 19, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on January 18 that the country supported the European Union's (EU) effort to…

December 17, 2018
100 billion planets in the Milky Way
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100 billion planets in the Milky Way

Our Milky Way Range has at least 100 billion planets according to a detailed statistical study based on the discovery of three extrasolar planets thanks to microlensing.

December 17, 2018
Postpone historic spacecraft
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Postpone historic spacecraft

The first commercial flight to the international space station ISS of SpaceX's Dragon Airship, was postponed.

December 17, 2018