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The giant tail of the star is dying
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The giant tail of the star is dying

With long tail streaks ... 13 light-years away, looking like comets, a distant star is dashing in the universe at extraordinary speed.

December 17, 2018
Space shuttle Endeavor returned safely to Earth
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Space shuttle Endeavor returned safely to Earth

Space shuttle Endeavor returned to Earth safely yesterday (August 21), ending a space mission that lasted nearly 2 weeks. The ship landed on the runway at Cape Canaveral…

December 17, 2018
Paradise Tour with ... Google Earth
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Paradise Tour with ... Google Earth

After turning millions of Internet users into virtual explorers using Google Earth, the Google search giant is about to turn us into

December 17, 2018
Mars is approaching the Earth
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Mars is approaching the Earth

Mars and Earth are at the stage of getting close together. By December, every hour, the distance between the two planets will decrease by 35,400km. So NASA chose June to…

December 17, 2018
Brazil successfully launched exploration missiles
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Brazil successfully launched exploration missiles

On July 19, Brazil successfully launched an exploration rocket. This is the second successful launch, last time took place 14 months ago. The flight lasted for 20 minute…

December 17, 2018
Detecting Saturn's 60th moon
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Detecting Saturn's 60th moon

Scientists have discovered a new moon of Saturn, bringing the planet's total moon count to 60. The new moon was discovered by a series of images made by evil cameras.

December 17, 2018
Mars explorers encountered storms
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Mars explorers encountered storms

The two ships, Opportunity and Spirit, from the US Space Agency (NASA), which surveyed the surface of Mars, lost almost all their energy when faced with a fierce dust st…

December 17, 2018
August 28: The second full moon in the year
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August 28: The second full moon in the year

The second total eclipse this year will take place on August 28 and will be seen in the regions of North America, South America, Pacific, East Asia and Australia. The we…

December 17, 2018
Elevate ISS orbit by 7.5 km
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Elevate ISS orbit by 7.5 km

On the morning of July 24, the Russian Space Flight Control Center in the Moscow suburbs successfully adjusted the flight path of the International Space Station (ISS),…

December 17, 2018
China: Going to sell universal space food
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China: Going to sell universal space food

Dishes such as grilled pigs and roasted ducks specially prepared for Chinese astronauts will be sold widely in supermarkets in the country by the end of 2007.

December 17, 2018
NASA project 'vandalized'
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NASA project 'vandalized'

The US space agency yesterday (July 26) was shocked by two shocking and unrelated reports: One related to the accusation: astronauts were drunk before flying. The rest f…

December 17, 2018