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Russia launched Glonass maritime satellite
Russia's Soyuz-2.1B rocket carrying Glonass maritime satellite was launched into orbit this morning (3.10), AFP quoted Russian Defense Ministry sources as saying.
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Unprecedented discovery of supernovae
A group of astronomers at the Chalmers and Onsala Space Observatory recently discovered seven supernovae that had never before been known in a galaxy 250 million light-y…
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Iran will postpone indefinitely the project of bringing monkeys to space
Iran on October 3 announced an indefinite postponement of a project to bring monkeys to space, which was originally expected to be done at the end of the summer and to p…
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The largest space telescope goes into operation
The European Astronomical Authority (ESO) on October 3 announces ALMA - the world's largest telescope, can observe the universe from dust and gas particles that form sta…
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Meteors are about to bring gold to earth
In early October, a massive meteor shower will descend on Earth, brought by the comet Giacobini-Zinner, flying close to our planet.
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Russia explains the phenomenon of the ozone layer in the Arctic
On October 4, Russian scientist Alexander Makshtas in charge of the Russian Federation's Arctic and Antarctic Experimental Station confirmed that the amount of ozone in…
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Ice melts on Mars
Summer on Mars, similar to Earth, most of the planet's ice around the South Pole is melting in warm weather.
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The fate of the universe is written on stars
What is the ultimate fate of the universe? Almost certainly it will eradicate in frost, if we believe in the characters who won the Nobel Prize in Physics this year.
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Europe launched a satellite to spy on the Sun
A bold idea of the European Space Agency (ESA) will become a reality in 2017, when the agency appoints
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Little planet with huge mountains
American astronomers believe that the planet 'Vesta has the second highest mountain in the solar system, higher than anything on Earth, according to UPI news agency.
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Russia launched US telecommunications satellites into space
From Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Russia successfully launched the US Intelsat-18 telecommunications satellite to space on October 6.
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Detecting Earth-like water on comets
Comet Water Hartley 2 is the most similar to the ocean on Earth compared to the human comets once knew.
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Meteor storms appear tomorrow
Space agencies around the world are concerned that tomorrow's meteor shower could turn into a storm and threaten artificial satellites on Earth orbit.
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Thousands of people lost contact due to a satellite incident
Canadian media reported that (October 6, 2011), a satellite incident occurred, affecting thousands of people in rural areas of northern Canada and dozens of flights due…
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China successfully launched a new communication satellite
In the early morning of September 19, China successfully launched a new communications satellite called Zhongxing-1A (Central 1A) from the Xuchang Satellite Launch Cente…