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Russia's Mars probe deflected shortly after launch
The Russian space exploration ship, scheduled to collect samples of rock on a moon of Mars, flew off course a few minutes after the start of its 33-month-long mission.
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NASA is about to launch Orion spacecraft
At the beginning of 2014, NASA will conduct a launch test of Orion spacecraft at the Canaveral air base in Florida, according to NASA.
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Russian spacecraft discharges 12 tons of poison to the ground?
Russia's spaceship launched on Mars failed to roam Earth's orbit with 12 tons of toxic fuel.
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Chance to save Russian Mars explorer ship
Russian news agency Interfax said today there is little chance to save Russia's rare Mars detective ship, trapped in Earth orbit, after the ship was diverted to the Red…
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Russian spacecraft is rushing to Earth
According to an AP source, a Russian spaceship containing 12 tons of toxic materials is traveling in the wrong direction, instead of being launched to Mars, it tends to…
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Chinese ships paired with the module for the second time
Shenzhou 8 spacecraft and Thien Cung 1 experimental module successfully implemented the second joint in the space yesterday.
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Russian spacecraft containing toxic fuel may explode
On November 14, the director of the Russian Space Agency Vladimir Popovkin said the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft could explode and release the Earth's atmosphere of 12 tons o…
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Building power plants in space?
Building a solar power plant on Earth orbit will be the most efficient and economical option in the next 30 years, according to research by an international team of scie…
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What happens if the Russian spacecraft falls to earth?
If the 12 tons of fuel of the Phobos Grunt ship does not freeze, it is capable of causing damage when dropped.
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The Shenzhou spacecraft - 8 has returned to Earth
According to Xinhua, on the evening of November 17, the Shenzhou unmanned spacecraft - 8 returned to Earth and landed in the North of this country, ending its historic m…
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Search for urban lights of other civilizations
Humans should seek urban light on other planets in the process of hunting for extraterrestrial civilizations, the two American scientists said.
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Discover the largest sunspot
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) yesterday discovered the largest black spot ever seen on the sun, even bigger than the earth.
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Discover the youngest metaphor
Scientists report that they have discovered a hidden planet less than 25 million years old, the youngest ever.
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Earth is about to lose the Moon?
Does the YU55 Asteroid 2005 asteroid, which is about the size of four football fields, can plunge into the moon and destroy the
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Satellite Rosat rushes into the earth's atmosphere
The big truck-sized satellite has plunged into the atmosphere and its debris might hit the earth today, the German space agency announced.