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NASA postponed the space shuttle Discovery
The plan to launch the space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station (ISS) was delayed at least until March 15.
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NASA launched a spacecraft after delaying
Space shuttle Discovery of the US Space Agency (NASA) yesterday left the launch pad in the state of Florida, performing a 14-day mission to complete the upgrade of the I…
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New evidence of dark matter around small galaxies
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has just discovered a new convincing evidence that galaxies are surrounded by dark matter halo.
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American spacecraft left the launch pad
The space shuttle Discovery darted into the night sky, leaving a huge trail of smoke below, beginning its mission to upgrade the 14-day ISS International Space Station.
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Japan made 'satellite suicide' kamikaze
Japanese scientists are planning to build a kind of kamikaze (named after the pilots of Shen Feng in World War II), tasked with cleaning up debris in the universe.
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Discovery spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station
Yesterday, 17 March, the Discovery spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), carrying the last set of solar batteries to help ISS operate at maximum p…
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Violent merger between two galaxies
The new image by the Spitzer Space Telescope (NASA) shows that impending collisions occur between the central part of the two galaxies.
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Unexpected guest on Discovery ship
The flight to Discovery Ship's International Space Station (ISS) has an additional flight
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The water gathers on the Phoenix explorer ship
What the Phoenix searched for appeared: on the remaining body of the ship were condensed water droplets, a sign of life that existed.
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International Space Station
Yesterday, the International Space Station (ISS) completed the installation of the last solar battery pack designed as giant wings.
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The chaos and strange duo of galaxies
Extremely large telescope ESO has recently taken an unprecedented picture of the two mixed and chaotic galaxies.
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Alien life may be right on earth
The cosmology professor Paul Davies, University of Arizona, affirmed: people are sharing this planet with a life completely different from what we still know.
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New recipe for dwarf galaxies
There is more than one path forming a dwarf galaxy, and NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has found the new formula.
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Space aircraft coming soon
British engineers claim they will successfully build a special rocket engine capable of bringing the Skylon-powered aircraft straight into space.