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Russia and China cooperated to explore the Moon
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Russia and China cooperated to explore the Moon

On November 7, Director of the Russian Space Agency (Roskosmos) Anatoli Perminov said the Russian and Chinese project for moon exploration cooperation will be carried ou…

December 17, 2018
Will astronauts 'hibernate' on the way?
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Will astronauts 'hibernate' on the way?

Recently, US media reported that some scientists from the Kanagawa City Technical Research Institute in Japan have discovered that a substance in the brain can cause ani…

December 17, 2018
Titan moon can nourish life
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Titan moon can nourish life

The fog seen on Saturn's Titan moon may be a chemical component that provides organic matter that nourishes life, similar to the fog that scientists think has since

December 17, 2018
Secrets of the first walk to space
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Secrets of the first walk to space

More than 41 years ago, on March 18, 1965, for the first time in the history of humanity, Soviet astronaut Aleksei Leonov made a walk to outer space. This 26-hour flight…

December 17, 2018
Spot the 'storm' on Saturn
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Spot the 'storm' on Saturn

The Cassini probe of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has discovered an unprecedented phenomenon on a planet other than Earth - like a storm - at the southern tip of Satur…

December 17, 2018
What do people do before falling from the sky?
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What do people do before falling from the sky?

The Earth has been falling many times by the sky rocks, causing serious consequences. In the future, how will this possibility recur? How to protect people from such inc…

December 17, 2018
Mars probe MGS does not respond to the signal
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Mars probe MGS does not respond to the signal

The Mars probe Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) no longer answers the signal. NASA researchers have sought to reconnect lost communications for two weeks with the MGS.

December 17, 2018
Russia and France coordinate rocket design
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Russia and France coordinate rocket design

As expected, the Oural missiles jointly designed by Russia and France will be able to be reused and operated with liquid hydrogen and liquid methane. Researchers partici…

December 17, 2018
Lunar exploration, the heyday was coming!
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Lunar exploration, the heyday was coming!

In April 2007, China is expected to launch a lunar exploration ship named Heng Nga 1. But China is not the only Asian country with this big ambition.

December 17, 2018