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Revealing an alien world with a landscape similar to Earth
According to the scientific journal PHYS, NASA observations have long shown that Saturn's moon TItan has a very similar landscape to Earth.
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A mysterious 'black hole' appeared on the largest planet in the Solar System
The photo taken of Jupiter startled viewers because of a very large black streak, appearing on the surface of this planet like a
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China pushes ahead with plans to build a space defense system
Beijing is looking to build a system capable of effectively monitoring asteroids and changing their course to protect Earth from potential impacts.
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Discovered a completely new type of cosmic monster, born from 2 'zombie'
German and Argentine scientists have identified a strange, powerful new type of star covered in helium-burnt ash. More horrifying, this kind of cosmic monster spawns fro…
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Starlink is a testament to Elon Musk's vision, providing high-speed Internet for the aviation industry
SpaceX doesn't just want to bring Starlink to remote areas, they also aim for highlands.
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Humans need another 350 years to reach a type 1 civilization, exploiting cosmic energy
The Kardashev Scale evaluates a civilization based on its ability to harness energy from the universe.
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The Pentagon's secret program once suggested 'bombing' the Moon
The US government's now-defunct AATIP program used to spend millions of dollars researching unrealistic technologies and proposals.
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If born in space, can humans live normally on Earth?
Biological processes in the weightless environment take place in a different way than on Earth, adaptive mechanisms in the human body must be rebuilt.
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NASA develops backpack to help astronauts map the Moon
The KNaCK backpack uses lidar technology to help astronauts navigate the Moon, while creating detailed maps in real time.
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NASA creates a new alloy that increases durability by 1,000 times
The GRX-810 alloy, developed using modeling and 3D printing, can withstand temperatures of more than 1,000 degrees Celsius.
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Scientists urge people to find 0.5kg of meteorite that fell in the UK
The meteorite that hit Earth last week could break into four pieces, about the size of an egg and be glossy black or brown.
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Angel Wings: Scary future when the galaxy containing the Earth collides
A window into the future has been captured by the Hubble telescope: A view of two equally massive galaxies that make up the object known as the Angel's Wing.
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Convincing evidence of another life world in the Solar System
Strange ridges on Jupiter's icy moon Europa could lead to shallow water reservoirs similar to those found on Earth's ice island of Greenland, where life readily exists.
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3,000 years ago, the sky turned blue and red because of something that 'landed' from space
Legendary descriptions of a cosmic influence in ancient Chinese texts increased its value many times over, as it was the first scientific report of a geomagnetic storm.
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The telescope accidentally caught the 'monster' that distorts space - time
FERMI - NASA's super gamma-ray space telescope - could be the next warrior on a mission to hunt down the merger and collision events of the most terrible monsters in the…