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NASA spacecraft is about to close
Space science

NASA spacecraft is about to close

The Deep Impact probe spacecraft of the US Space Agency (NASA) will approach the Comet Hartley 2 with the closest distance so far on November 4, NASA scientists batched.

December 17, 2018
Comet 'encounter' Earth
Space science

Comet 'encounter' Earth

According to astronomers, comet Hartley 2 and Earth will have a close encounter this month.

December 17, 2018
Detecting a planet with a tail
Space science

Detecting a planet with a tail

Because a planet moves so close to its own star, its atmosphere is sucked out and forms a trail like a comet.

December 17, 2018
The theory of extinction on Earth
Space science

The theory of extinction on Earth

On March 11, American paleontologists introduced a new hypothesis about the mass extinction cycle of life on Earth.

December 17, 2018
Comet is eaten by the sun
Space science

Comet is eaten by the sun

Recently NASA encountered the comet scene Kreutz Sungrazer rushing into the sun like a moth.

December 17, 2018
The meteor shower scene around the world
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The meteor shower scene around the world

Leoid meteorite (Leonid) moves at a speed of 251,000 km / h when plunging into the atmosphere, creating beautiful bright spots all over the planet.

December 17, 2018
Jupiter 'kidnaps' comets
Space science

Jupiter 'kidnaps' comets

60 years ago, Jupiter used to force a comet to fly around it with tremendous attraction. This reluctant satellite only obeys the giant for 12 years and escapes.

December 17, 2018
Evidence of liquid water in comets
Space science

Evidence of liquid water in comets

Comets contain large amounts of liquid water in the interior for the first 1 million years of the formation process, a new study confirms.

December 17, 2018
Maximum meteor shower in Vietnam
Space science

Maximum meteor shower in Vietnam

According to IMO's forecast - The International Meteorological Organization - the peak of the Perseids meteor shower this year is on the morning of August 13.

December 17, 2018
Performing fireworks in the Helix Nebula
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Performing fireworks in the Helix Nebula

A new photo, taken with an infrared camera on the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, shows tens of thousands of comets shaped like comets inside the Helix nebula that had never…

December 17, 2018