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White dwarf rips a planet
A small planet was torn into pieces and disappeared after moving too close to a white dwarf. The ill-fated planet may have been pulled towards n
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Comet dust contains organic matter
An international team of scientists analyzed the dust particles collected from comets. It is found that comet dust contains different compounds. After analyzing the come…
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The mysterious death of some stars
As a song of farewell to the universe, most of the big stars explode, turning into a super-giant fireball and releasing a lot of energy when they die. But astronomers di…
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Russia successfully launched 3 satellites in GLONASS global positioning system
On the night of 25th and the morning of 26th, a Russian Proton rocket was launched with three satellites in GLONASS satellite navigation system from Baikonour airport (K…
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Baikonour Space Airport leads the world in terms of missile launches
In 2006, Russia secured 45% of the launch of space missiles in the world. Anatoli Perminov, Director of the Russian Space Agency (Roskomos) has confirmed this at a press…
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More than 120 volunteers registered to join the simulated flight to Mars
The Russian Space Agency (Roskosmos) has said that more than 120 volunteers have registered to fly on a manned journey to Mars expected in 2007. The recruitment is conti…
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Clouds have strange shapes
On February 18, 2003, astronauts on the ISS International Space Station saw a beautiful sight: These are noctilucent clouds, or night clouds, which are long in shape.
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Meteor shower this weekend
The annual meteor shower named Leonid may appear later this week in the skies of North America and Western Europe. This meteor shower is expected to last 2 hours, starti…
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NASA broadcasts high frequency HDTV television signals from international space stations
NASA will broadcast the first high-frequency television signal from the international space station next week. Viewers will see expert Michael Lopez-Alegria on the Exped…
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Play golf in space
According to Igor Panarin, spokesman for the Russian Space Agency Roskomos, on the International Space Station (ISS) there are two golf clubs and four golf balls made by…
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NASA lost the Mars probe
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) admits the Mars probe has had 10 years of operation - the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) -
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Russian astronauts play golf on the universe
Russian astronaut Mikhail Tyurin is preparing to enroll in the history of golfing, with plans to make a tee shot from a position outside the International Space Station…
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The telescope sees the formation of the universe
Mexican President Vicente Fox has inaugurated a giant telescope in the mountainous state of Puebla. With this telescope, scientists hope
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Mysterious earth rays
The veil of mystery about the miraculous intangible dangers such as Bermuda triangle, Atlas death valley or dead coordinates in Hawaiian waters ... has been partly lifte…
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In May 2007, China will launch SinoSat-3 satellite
Fan Xinming, spokesperson for SinoSat satellite telecommunications company, said that after the failure of SinoSat-2 satellite, China will launch SinoSat-3 satellite to…