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European spacecraft connects itself with ISS
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European spacecraft connects itself with ISS

Early in the morning of March 29 (Vietnam time), the European Space Agency's (ESA) modern space ATV has successfully connected to the International Space Station (ISS).…

December 17, 2018
Extreme storm made from
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Extreme storm made from

Due to its activity on Venus's orbit, Venus Express is closer to the sun than Earth. So it caught the huge flow of particles from the solar storm. At 1:40 on March 8 at…

December 17, 2018
Mars used to have an ocean
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Mars used to have an ocean

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Discovery program has just proven to have had an ocean that covered part of Mars. The program to use the radar and seabed sediment…

December 17, 2018
Detailing the Moon's sand dunes Saturn
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Detailing the Moon's sand dunes Saturn

Scientists from the US and European aerospace agencies (NASA and ESA) announced on January 25 details of the giant sand dunes at Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, contr…

December 17, 2018
Russia's Phobos-Grunt will fall to Afghanistan
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Russia's Phobos-Grunt will fall to Afghanistan

The Russian probe Phobos-Grunt, trapped in Earth orbit, will fall to southwestern Afghanistan on January 14, 2012, according to the US Strategic Command's forecast.

December 17, 2018
Ozone in Venus's atmosphere
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Ozone in Venus's atmosphere

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Venus Express probe has made a very important discovery when it found a thick layer of ozone in the Venus atmosphere.

December 17, 2018
Use a spacecraft to change meteorites
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Use a spacecraft to change meteorites

The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to carry out a similar mission in the fictional film Armageddon. In this film, actor Bruce Willis and his team are tasked wit…

December 17, 2018
America, Europe cooperate in exploring Mars
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America, Europe cooperate in exploring Mars

The United States and Europe will cooperate on a new Mars ship development project called ExoMars. Expected, the first probe in this project will be completed and launch…

December 17, 2018