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New hypothesis about the red of Mars
A new hypothesis suggests that Mars is not always red and explains why the planet is so red.
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'Astronaut Buzz Lightyear is in the longest space
Buzz Lightyear, the toy star in Disney's Toy Story, returned to Earth after 15 months of exploding stars, setting the record for the longest space astronaut ever.
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Latest pictures of Pinwheel Galaxy galaxy
The Isaac Newton Telescope telescope in La Palma, Spain recently captured the latest image of Pinwheel Galaxy.
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Saturn lightning storm breaks the record in our solar system
A lightning storm is 3,000 km wide with 10,000 times stronger lightning than Earth's hurricanes. Operating for the past 8 months in Saturn, the lightning storm recorded…
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India launches 7 satellites in bulk
India successfully launched PSLV-C 14 boosters from the satellite launch center in the southern state of Andha Pradesh.
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Discovered ice on Mars
An American spacecraft found evidence of ice on Mars. This is a sign that the red planet can nourish life.
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China completed the most obvious 3D Moon map
Chinese scientists have just announced that they have completed the most obvious 3-dimensional (3D) digital topographic map in the world today.
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Billionaires perform clowns in the universe
Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte and two astronauts left the Baikonur space center by Russian ship today to enter space.
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Jupiter 'kidnaps' comets
60 years ago, Jupiter used to force a comet to fly around it with tremendous attraction. This reluctant satellite only obeys the giant for 12 years and escapes.
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Billionaires perform clowns on the universe
On October 2, Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte visited the International Space Station after two days of traveling in space, laughing at his companions.
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Herschel opened the hidden corners of the Milky Way
After striking images of the Milky Way, Herschel Observatory intends to conduct a larger study thanks to two Spire - Pacs devices, but the plan is slowing down because s…
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Earth is threatened by meteorites
According to Radio Voice of Russia on October 5, at the Applied Astronomical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. The International Conference…
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New theory rejects dark energy
Dark energy, the mysterious resource that came out more than a decade ago to explain why the universe is separating at a faster rate, is no longer needed.
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The cradle of the solar system
ESO recently published a series of central shots of a cosmic cloud called RCW 38, along with the newly created stars and planetary systems.
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Chandra X-ray 10-year anniversary.
About 10 years ago the Columbia spacecraft launched with the astronomers' hopes and dreams - Chandra X-ray Observatory