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Evidence of liquid water in comets
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Evidence of liquid water in comets

Comets contain large amounts of liquid water in the interior for the first 1 million years of the formation process, a new study confirms.

December 17, 2018
Add a mystery on Mars
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Add a mystery on Mars

The methane on the red planet is created and disappears faster than methane on Earth, French scientists claim.

December 17, 2018
Physicists look for dark matter
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Physicists look for dark matter

95% - that's the part of the universe missed. It's like it doesn't exist. Or at least, if it exists, we can't see it. I call it 'dark matter'.

December 17, 2018
Maximum meteor shower in Vietnam
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Maximum meteor shower in Vietnam

According to IMO's forecast - The International Meteorological Organization - the peak of the Perseids meteor shower this year is on the morning of August 13.

December 17, 2018
NASA lacks money to track meteors
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NASA lacks money to track meteors

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) knows that many meteors can endanger the earth, but do not have the money to complete tracking them.

December 17, 2018
How does Saturn's moon stripe form?
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How does Saturn's moon stripe form?

A recent study clarified the origin of tiger stripes and the ocean beneath the surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.

December 17, 2018
Sparkling colors of the nebula
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Sparkling colors of the nebula

The Omega Nebula, sometimes called the Swan Nebula, is a brilliant star nursery that is 5,500 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. As a st…

December 17, 2018