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Mars and Venus: surprising similarities
Mars and Venus are still thought to be very different, but there are more similarities than people think. Two nearly identical spacecraft flew around Mars and Venus comp…
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The first organic molecule on an extraterrestrial planet
The Hubble telescope first discovered the presence of organic molecules in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step in th…
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Detection of compressed air hot spots on the north pole of Saturn
Scientists say they have discovered a hot spot containing compressed air on the cold north pole of Saturn. This amazing discovery can reveal new details about other plan…
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Test giant telescope with telescope
This balloon is designed to bring the world's largest solar telescope into the atmosphere and has completed a 10-hour test flight.
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The south pole of Hai King is the warmest
A group of international astronomers who just discovered the south pole of Neptune is much warmer than other places on the planet. This finding is based on data from ext…
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Why the stars blinking?
The stars in the sky are blinking because their light must penetrate the atmosphere to protect the earth, which always fluctuates in temperature and density.
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Detecting foreign vapor of the solar system
Astronomers say they have just discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of a giant planet outside the Solar System. Steam was discovered on planet HD 189733b, thanks to…
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Detecting a planet hot ice
Astronomers from the University of Geneva (Switzerland) have discovered a planet that can be composed of hot ice around a small star 30 light-years from Earth.
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Venus: images of Oxygen, a year of data collection
A year has passed, since April 11, 2006, when the Venus Express spacecraft, the first European exploration ship to carry out its mission to Venus and is the only spacecr…
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The magnetic structure of the sun
The Hinode solar observing satellite, this is the latest solar observation program of Japan's JAXA Space Exploration Agency in cooperation with NASA and the Royal Astron…
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Solar storms are getting worse
According to scientists, in the next 5 years, solar storms will be worse and may threaten the satellite systems of some countries, including China.
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Hubble telescope observes a hot atmosphere
Thanks to one of the Hubble Space Telescope's instruments, the researchers have distinguished the different layers of the atmosphere from an atmosphere.
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Is there an atmosphere in Mars's heart?
According to a study published in the US, water and carbone dioxide (CO2) previously created Mars's dense atmosphere dispersed with low concentrations in space and can b…
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Evidence of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan moon detected
Scientists say the first common evidence has been found about giant hydrocarbon lakes on Titan's surface, which is believed to have a fairly Earth-like atmosphere.
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Venus Express explorer ship enters Venus's orbit
After 5 months of launch, expected yesterday morning (April 11), Europe's first Venus probe named Venus Express will enter this orbit, starting.