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The Earth is not the center of the universe
The Earth's position is only a negligible part of the universe, despite recent theories that shed the foundations of modern cosmology.
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Nursery star glowing
An image of the APEX telescope reveals how an ionized gas bubble causes surrounding materials to turn into dense blocks, thereby forming new stars.
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'Mars used to have many oceans'
The accumulation of a number of chemical elements in the northern hemisphere of Mars makes American astronomers believe that the ocean once existed on the red planet.
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XMM-Newton and the observation signs on the
X-ray and gamma rays data from XMM-Newton of ESA and all orbit observations were used for the first time to check the physical processes that make up the magnetar emitti…
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Female astronaut to lose things in the universe
The astronaut helplessly looked at the tool bag slipping from her hand as she was editing the solar absorption system on the International Space Station (ISS).
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Asian countries will launch a universal space satellite
The Japan Space Research Agency (JAXA) will work with Asian countries to develop a small experimental satellite expected to be launched into space in 2012.
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International space station is 10 years old
As of November 20, 2008, the International Space Station (ISS), the largest international space project of the 20th and 21st centuries, is 10 years old.
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Mars has many large ice lakes
The probe Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered huge ice lakes beneath the layers of rocks and mountains on Mars.
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Black hole 'burp' out of air bubbles
Like bubble objects in the universe, some black holes also
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Record long space walk
The two astronauts of the American spacecraft Endeavor yesterday completed the third and longest trek in space.
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Urine recycling machine irritates astronauts
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) set aside a day to install parts of the system to recycle urine and sweat into clean water.
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Symbols of galaxies are the result of intense collisions
Stunning bright stars, symbols of galaxies like the Milky Way, can be fragments from violent collisions with other planets.
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Russia launched ships carrying new year gifts to the ISS station
Last night, Russia's unmanned aerial spacecraft left the ground to the ISS International Space Station, transporting food.
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Impressive image of mammoth star
The Hubble telescope has recently captured a spectacular picture of a giant pair of stars, WR 25 and Tr16-244, located in the open star cluster Trumpler 16.
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Detecting water on a Saturn satellite
American astronomers argue that clouds of dust and gas escaping from one of Saturn's satellites may contain water, an important factor for life.