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Space universe - the way to look back
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Space universe - the way to look back

According to the International Space Agency's decision, April 12 every year will be considered the International Space Day. And the Russian people remember this day to c…

December 17, 2018
NASA used money to settle the Columbia ship
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NASA used money to settle the Columbia ship

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has spent more than $ 26 million on the family of seven astronauts killed after the disaster shuttle Columbia in the secretly concealed se…

December 17, 2018
Disasters on the way to conquer the universe
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Disasters on the way to conquer the universe

In the process of conquering the universe, it is impossible to avoid disasters that cause both human and technical losses. However, these losses can in many cases be avo…

December 17, 2018
The 14th cause of Gagarin and Seregin's death
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The 14th cause of Gagarin and Seregin's death

According to the annual routine, April 12 has become the traditional day of the Russian cosmology industry, but also in this very important day of 2007, silent investiga…

December 17, 2018
The probe proved Einstein was right
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The probe proved Einstein was right

Early results from a NASA-designed probe to test Einstein's two important theories showed that the great scientist was right at least 1 in 2 cases.

December 17, 2018
China names many asteroids
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China names many asteroids

Many recently discovered asteroids bring names from China such as Nanjing, Hong Kong, Shenzhou, Yang Loi Wei ... 60 localities in China have names for asteroids.

December 17, 2018
Will the 5th cosmonaut take a walk in space?
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Will the 5th cosmonaut take a walk in space?

Hungarian American billionaire Charles Simonyi will join Russia's Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft to leave the Baikonur Space Center and fly to the International Space Station (…

December 17, 2018
The magnetic structure of the sun
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The magnetic structure of the sun

The Hinode solar observing satellite, this is the latest solar observation program of Japan's JAXA Space Exploration Agency in cooperation with NASA and the Royal Astron…

December 17, 2018
Why can't Saturn day be measured?
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Why can't Saturn day be measured?

Strangely, astronomers do not know how many hours a day of Saturn is, because they cannot overcome the obstacle to this giant gas planet.

December 17, 2018