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Detection of steam emitted from dwarf planet Ceres
For the first time a telescope detected steam rising from Ceres, the largest dwarf planet in the solar system's asteroid belt.
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NEOWISE ships back after starting a new mission
The NEOWISE probe (new name according to WISE's mission to detect dangerous objects near Earth) has sent to the first test images.
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Detecting a companion system of three stars
Astronomers have discovered a unique three-star system that can answer long-standing questions about the nature of gravity.
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Identify asteroids to lead near Earth
Scientists were able to accurately determine the size of the 2009BD NEO asteroid to lead closer to Earth.
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NEOWISE detects new asteroids
Newly awakened, the NEOWISE cruise ship immediately spotted an asteroid that has long been hovering near the Earth but has never been detected.
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Vietnam welcomes the first meteor shower of the year
Quadrantids - one of the largest meteor showers in the year will reach its peak on the morning of January 4 with a meteor number of up to 50 tracks / hour.
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Asteroid hunter wakes up
The asteroid hunting spacecraft has been awakened after 2 years of hibernation in space, and has just returned to the first images of potential targets.
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Milestones of astronomy history
Inventing telescopes, spectroscopic applications or for the first time predicting solar eclipses are memorable milestones of astronomical research history.
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Russia declared war on meteors threatening the Earth
Russian space agencies are studying a plan to deal with a giant meteorite that threatens to attack Earth in 2023.
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An asteroid can hit Earth in 2032
The asteroid 2013 TV135 will probably hit Earth on August 26, 2032, and cause a big explosion.
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A 15-meter asteroid has just flipped the Earth
A 15-meter-asteroid-sized asteroid exploded in the Russian sky in February, recently discovered hours before it flew over the Earth at a very close distance last weekend.
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Asteroids fly over Earth
A newly discovered asteroid flies across the Earth with a smaller distance than the moon's orbit but does not pose any danger to the green planet.
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NASA identifies three goals in the project:
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has announced that it has identified three suitable asteroids to implement an ambitious 'arrest and research' project.
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200,000 computers detected 24 hidden crystals
Scientists used a computer cloud, with the combined power of 200,000 personal computers, and found the new Milky Way's 24 metaphors.
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Identify 12 easy-to-exploit asteroids
Scottish researchers say they have identified 12 accessible targets in the field of asteroid mining, which can be impacted to pull them close enough to Earth and exploit.