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New design warms up the space cruise ship race
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New design warms up the space cruise ship race

Today, in Los Angeles, a private company introduced the 2-seater Lynx rocket, for guests who pay to visit Earth's orbit. This is the latest design in the race to create…

December 17, 2018
Space shuttle Endeavor returns safely
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Space shuttle Endeavor returns safely

This morning (Vietnam time), Space Shuttle Endeavor landed safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida (USA), successfully completed a 12-day trip to the International Spa…

December 17, 2018
Detected a rare meteorite hole through Google
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Detected a rare meteorite hole through Google

Dr. Arthur Hickman's discovery through Google Earth on the vestiges of a meteorite incident rarely seen in far-flung Western Australia gave him the right to name the cra…

December 17, 2018
Detecting a pair of stars
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Detecting a pair of stars

A pair of giant yellow stars, spinning so close together that they form a peanut-shaped object in the universe, newly discovered in a galaxy near us. Astronomers say sim…

December 17, 2018
Is there a black hole that will swallow Earth?
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Is there a black hole that will swallow Earth?

Will our green planet disappear because of a cosmic black hole created by humans right in the middle of peaceful Switzerland? There are currently two scientists pursuing…

December 17, 2018
The smallest black hole has ever been recorded
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The smallest black hole has ever been recorded

Using a new method, two NASA scientists have identified the lightest black hole ever known. With a mass of about 3.8 times heavier than the Sun and only about 15 miles i…

December 17, 2018
Self-propelled vehicles go on many terrains
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Self-propelled vehicles go on many terrains

ATHLETE is a 6-foot robot vehicle developed by a group of American companies and institutes, capable of crossing quite hard, moderate or extremely soft surface terrains.

December 17, 2018
Detecting cold stars never seen
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Detecting cold stars never seen

A weak, lonely and dim star, the lowest temperature ever recorded in history has been discovered, only 40 light-years from Earth.

December 17, 2018
Observe in detail the Moon of Mars
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Observe in detail the Moon of Mars

The spacecraft with NASA's sophisticated observations captured very small details of the Phobos moon (one of Mars's two moons) and discovered the unprecedented recorded…

December 17, 2018