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Russia spends $ 2.8 billion to explore the moon
On August 3, Mr. Igor Mitrofanov said that a manned moon exploration program of the country will cost up to 100 billion rubles.
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When Is the Perseid Meteor Shower?
The Perseid meteor shower is active each year in July and August as Earth crosses debris from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. In 2026, NASA lists the peak night as August 12–13…
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The most brilliant volcanic eruption in the solar system
The Gemini Observatory in America discovered volcanoes erupting on a satellite of Jupiter and this may be the most prominent volcanic eruption in Solar System.
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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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Japan delayed the launch of the Epsilon rocket 19 hours before the scheduled time
On August 27, Japan postponed the Epsilon rocket launcher carrying the world's first SPRINT-A space telescope to observe the planets.
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France launched telecommunications satellites for India and Qatar
In the early morning of August 30 (Vietnam time), France successfully launched the Ariane 5 rocket, bringing two telecommunications satellites into space. The missile wa…
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NASA planetarium expert broken
On August 15, the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) announced it was unable to repair the space ship Kepler and it would not be able to continue hunting for planets outside t…
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One year on the 'dream machine' Mars
August 6 marks exactly one year of the Curiosity Mars expedition device that performs the mission of finding life on the red planet.
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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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America launched a new military satellite
The US military launched a new WGS-6 military satellite into space on August 8. This is the latest satellite in the communication satellite system that the United States…
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Watch the biggest meteor shower of the year
On the night of August 12-13, astronomers will have the opportunity to admire the largest meteor shower in the year with a density of 60-100 streaks per hour.
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Japan is about to launch a micro-satellite of Vietnam
The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) on July 23 said the country's No. 4 transporter Konotori, scheduled to be launched on August 4, will bring a micro-satellite of…
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Japan is about to launch new generation missiles
Epsilon, Japan's new generation rocket, will fly to space in August. The launch will take place at Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan on August 22, NHK…
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Asteroids are named Wikipedia
The asteroid 274,301, discovered by Ukrainian astronomers on August 25, 2008, has just been named Wikipedia in honor of this open encyclopedia.
