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The tiny spherical robots will explore Mars
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The tiny spherical robots will explore Mars

Scientists are preparing to test hundreds of tiny spherical robots that will explore planets like Mars. These robots are housed in a travel chamber in the shape of an eg…

December 17, 2018
Discovering two strange celestial bodies
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Discovering two strange celestial bodies

A strange pair of celestial objects vaguely located on the boundary between the planet and why have just been discovered outside the solar system. So far, several dozen…

December 17, 2018
Japan plans to build a base on the Moon
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Japan plans to build a base on the Moon

The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) hopes to build a base on the Lunar Moon in 2030. Experts estimate the cost for this plan will be up to $ 30 billion.

December 17, 2018
Space tourism increases prices
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Space tourism increases prices

The Russian space agency has just announced a new price for international space station tourists (ISS) of $ 21.5 million, replacing the current $ 20 million due to infla…

December 17, 2018
NASA: Risk of blockage of DSN network
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NASA: Risk of blockage of DSN network

The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) has announced that one of the Deep Space Network's (DSN) main antennas will have to be repaired longer than expected and could cause a l…

December 17, 2018
Kepler, the largest spherical mirror in orbit
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Kepler, the largest spherical mirror in orbit

Kepler's astronomical mirror has just been transferred to the Ball Aerospace Group (USA) to conduct a series of tests before installing it on satellites. With a diameter…

December 17, 2018
Will determine the fate of Pluto
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Will determine the fate of Pluto

Astronomers are meeting in the Czech capital Prague, hoping to bring out the exact standards of a planet. The result will help determine the level of Pluto, okay

December 17, 2018
Ready to 'conquer' Mars
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Ready to 'conquer' Mars

Russia's Mars-500 space mission has been in good condition since its inception. Interfax news agency reported on August 13: there are currently more than 70 people regis…

December 17, 2018
Will the Solar System have new planets?
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Will the Solar System have new planets?

World astronomers are heatedly debating about the existence of a mysterious object discovered in 2003, temporarily called UB313, which is far from Earth and is much larg…

December 17, 2018