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Mercury is not a dead planet
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Mercury is not a dead planet

Contrary to previous scientific opinion that Mercury is the dead planet, the data sent to Earth by Messenger of the spacecraft shows that the inner workings of the plane…

December 17, 2018
Titan Saturn Moon: 1,000 years a rain
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Titan Saturn Moon: 1,000 years a rain

According to recent analysis results, in many places on Saturn's moon Titan, every 1000 years on average there is rain. But unlike the rain on Earth, the rain on this mo…

December 17, 2018
Asteroid Vesta 'very similar to the Earth
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Asteroid Vesta 'very similar to the Earth

Vesta - one of the largest asteroids in the solar system with a diameter of nearly 530 km - has many characteristics similar to rocky planets like Earth, discovered by a…

December 17, 2018
Mars and the earth come together
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Mars and the earth come together

Today Mars will arrive at 112 million kilometers from the Earth, the shortest distance between the two bodies in the journey around the 26-month sun of the red planet.

December 17, 2018
Two storms from strong down to earth
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Two storms from strong down to earth

Scientists warn that power transmission, artificial satellite positioning and aircraft orientation may be disturbing in the next few days after two extremely strong stor…

December 17, 2018
How does the broom star constitute water on Earth?
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How does the broom star constitute water on Earth?

One of the biggest mysteries about planets is how water appears on Earth. Back in the time when our planet was formed 4.5 billion years ago, the heat from the Sun caused…

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
Detecting 'ghost dust' on red planet
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Detecting 'ghost dust' on red planet

NASA's Mars spy satellite captured high-quality images of 'ghost dust' that appeared along the surface of Mars. The phenomenon of 'ghost dust' also appeared on Earth, ma…

December 17, 2018
The meteorite pierced the roof
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The meteorite pierced the roof

The stone weighs 585g, and is split in half after falling. According to experts, it is possible that this stone originated from meteorite observed from Norway on March 1.

December 17, 2018
Paddle board from bringing people to space
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Paddle board from bringing people to space

Startram is the name of the project to build a magnetic spacecraft driven by superconducting cables held in midair by magnetic force. Dr. James Powell - a physicist who…

December 17, 2018