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100 billion planets in the Milky Way
Our Milky Way Range has at least 100 billion planets according to a detailed statistical study based on the discovery of three extrasolar planets thanks to microlensing.
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The US denied the failure of the Phobos-Grunt train
A US State Department spokesman denied that the failed launch of Russia's Phobos-Grunt probe was caused by a powerful electromagnetic wave emitted by an American radar.
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NASA's laboratory on Moon's orbit
NASA officials at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said the No. 1 Gravity Recovery Laboratory (GRAIL-A) entered the Moon's orbit at 22:01 GMT on De…
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Russian spacecraft will fall next week
Russia admits the fragments of the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will likely fall back to the ground next week.
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Minerals in the Moon are found abundantly in Australia
A mineral is brought to Earth by the first people to set foot on the Moon and is thought to be unique at the surface of
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Does 'twin' planets with Earth exist?
In order for a life similar to Earth to exist on another planet, scientists think aliens must also have three vital components: organic structural molecules can form com…
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Alarm on garbage on the universe
The International Year of Astronautics (2011) has just ended, experts in the universe evaluate that the amount of garbage on orbit near Earth has reached an alarming lev…
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The piece of the Russian spacecraft will fall into the Indian Ocean
On January 11, the Russian Federal Aeronautics Agency Roscosmos announced the debris of the Phobos-Grunt Automatic Interplanetary Station to probe Mars could fall to the…
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There are billions of planets like Earth
Up to 10 billion stars in the Milky Way have satellites orbiting in an orbit suitable for life.
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The galaxy has the highest rate of 'production'
One of the farthest galaxies that scientists are studying is speed
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NASA uses a bow and arrow to shoot a comet
NASA's Goddard Space Center is designing small
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Christmas tree on the ISS space station
6 ISS travelers cannot go home for Tet, but they still do their best to have a happy Christmas at a height of hundreds of miles from Earth.
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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.
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China surpassed the US in terms of rocket launch
For the first time in the history of conquering human space, Chinese Truong Chinh missiles surpassed the American high-performance missile team in terms of successful la…