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The comet 'graveyard' was discovered
Colombian astronomers say they have found a place to bury the bodies of comets, and from here some comets can be revived after millions of years of motionlessness.
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A flying asteroid between Earth and Moon
On August 9, scientists said, the 2013 PS12 asteroid is flying between the Earth and the Moon at an equal distance, in which the diameter of the celestial body is determ…
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Thousands of bombs threaten the life of the earth
According to NASA, 1,400 asteroids are known to be potentially dangerous. Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory office has been monitoring and publishing information about…
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Mining from asteroids
NASA has planned to test the ability to exploit giant mines containing rare minerals in the form of asteroids.
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Meteors make the Moon destroy Earth?
Scientists are constantly looking for answers to the question: Can asteroids deflect the Moon's orbit and make it crash into the Earth, causing our planet to suffer disa…
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Contribute ideas to deal with asteroids
The US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) received 402 ideas to help track asteroids that could attack the Earth in the future, as well as drag a small asteroid to orbi…
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The US and South Korea discussed aerospace cooperation
On July 29, the leaders of the US and South Korean national space agencies met in the US capital, Washington, to discuss the prospect of cooperation in aeronautical rese…
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Hang Nga ships set a record high in space
Hang Nga 2 July 14 has set a record as China's highest flying probe after flying out into space about 50 million km.
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American farmers find meteorites billions of years old
A farmer from Arlington (Minnesota, USA) is quite surprised because he accidentally picked up meteorites dating back billions of years.
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NASA chooses 8 astronauts for new space mission
The US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) said on June 17 that it has recruited eight new astronauts for future space missions, including a flight to an asteroid and ev…
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Mining ore on asteroids
The idea of an extraterrestrial robot mining mine is burning in the minds of scientists, who think that this is not a difficult goal to swallow in the near future.
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Set up an asteroid pedigree near Earth
The US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) said data transmitted from the WISE spacecraft provided a new genealogy of belt asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.
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Mars has been 'attacked' more than 200 times in a year
It is estimated that each year the Red Planet suffers more than 200 events
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Russia proposed to shoot down asteroids named 1999 RQ36
Russian scientists have proposed shooting down the 1999 RQ36 asteroid, after assuming that this solar-heated asteroid could change its orbit and fall to Earth in 2182.
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The terrifying asteroid is about to hover near Earth
An asteroid nine times larger than the yacht Queen Elizabeth 2 is about to approach the Earth later this month.