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Detected a rare meteorite hole through Google
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Detected a rare meteorite hole through Google

Dr. Arthur Hickman's discovery through Google Earth on the vestiges of a meteorite incident rarely seen in far-flung Western Australia gave him the right to name the cra…

December 17, 2018
Is there a black hole that will swallow Earth?
Space science

Is there a black hole that will swallow Earth?

Will our green planet disappear because of a cosmic black hole created by humans right in the middle of peaceful Switzerland? There are currently two scientists pursuing…

December 17, 2018
The truth about the shooting star
Space science

The truth about the shooting star

In the darkness of the early morning of April 15, 1912, when the Titanic sank into the ice of the Atlantic Ocean, survivors saw a series of light trails in the sky that…

December 17, 2018
Most likely we are alone in the universe
Space science

Most likely we are alone in the universe

Dr. Andrew Watson, a climate scientist at the University of East Anglia in Great Britain, thinks that the ability to find extraterrestrial life like us is extremely, ext…

December 17, 2018
Mars and Venus: surprising similarities
Space science

Mars and Venus: surprising similarities

Mars and Venus are still thought to be very different, but there are more similarities than people think. Two nearly identical spacecraft flew around Mars and Venus comp…

December 17, 2018
The oldest solar meteorites
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The oldest solar meteorites

A group of scientists led by Jessica Sunshine of the University of Maryland using visible and infrared data from telescopes in Mauna Kea, Hawaii has identified three met…

December 17, 2018
Europe and Japan cooperate to study Mercury
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Europe and Japan cooperate to study Mercury

The European Aerospace (ESA) has signed a contract to manufacture BepiColombo, the first co-operative space device between Europe and Japan to launch Mercury research.

December 17, 2018
Satellite spies plunged into the earth
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Satellite spies plunged into the earth

Some US government officials admit that a large US spy satellite has lost its energy source and may fall to Earth sometime in late February or early March.

December 17, 2018
The coldest place in the universe has a boomerang
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The coldest place in the universe has a boomerang

This butterfly-shaped nebula is located in the constellation Centaurusm, more than 5,000 light-years from Earth, and the coldest place in the universe. It forms around a…

December 17, 2018