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Complete Kibo lab installation on ISS
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Complete Kibo lab installation on ISS

Endeavor's astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn made the fifth and final walk out into space, installing the final details for Japan's Kibo laboratory system. ..

December 17, 2018
Astronauts make people worse
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Astronauts make people worse

A new study said: If you live long on the universe, astronauts will be short, fat and ... bald.

December 17, 2018
The giant area proliferates new stars
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The giant area proliferates new stars

A huge area, larger than the Orion Nebula, created countless new stars, about 14 000 light-years away from the earth hidden behind a thick cloud of dust.

December 17, 2018
Snow falls on Mars
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Snow falls on Mars

Scientists at the University of York, Canada on July 4 published the results of a study that found snowfall early every morning on Red planet.

December 17, 2018
Discovered the unknown type of black hole
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Discovered the unknown type of black hole

Besides small or extremely large black holes, scientists have discovered a medium-sized black hole, something that has never been known before.

December 17, 2018
Stunning image of Whirlpool galaxy
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Stunning image of Whirlpool galaxy

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced a stunning image of the spiral galaxy M51, also known as Whirlpool.

December 17, 2018
Mars is more like Earth than we think?
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Mars is more like Earth than we think?

Scientists have released new details about Mars' water history from the Mars exploration mission of the Phoenix Mars (NASA), operated by the University of Arizona.

December 17, 2018
Super energy gamma beam
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Super energy gamma beam

Using a combination of telescopes around the globe, scientists have discovered huge energetic gamma rays coming from an area close to the supermassive black hole.

December 17, 2018
The final moment image of the star died
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The final moment image of the star died

Thanks to new technology, American astronomers discovered two super-large explosions of stars at the edge of the universe. They are the farthest stars that humans have e…

December 17, 2018
Performing fireworks in the Helix Nebula
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Performing fireworks in the Helix Nebula

A new photo, taken with an infrared camera on the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, shows tens of thousands of comets shaped like comets inside the Helix nebula that had never…

December 17, 2018
The most distant supernova ever discovered
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The most distant supernova ever discovered

UC Irvine cosmologists have discovered the two most distant supernovae ever used using a new technique that can help find dead stars at the edge of the universe.

December 17, 2018