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The 2004 meteorite XP14 skimmed near Earth
Yesterday 11am (US time), the 2004 XP14 meteorite has approached very close to the globe. This meteorite is 432.308km from Earth, only slightly above the average distanc…
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Discovery returned to Earth safely
The astronauts on Discovery shuttle spacecraft had a safe return journey to earth, ending the 13-day flight to the International Space Station.
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Evidence of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan moon detected
Scientists say the first common evidence has been found about giant hydrocarbon lakes on Titan's surface, which is believed to have a fairly Earth-like atmosphere.
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200 highly developed civilizations hidden in the galaxy?
Frank Drake, the founder of scientific research looking for extraterrestrial civilizations, believes that there are at least 200 highly developed civilizations hiding th…
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Detection of the Solar System may contain Earth-like planets
Colorado University researchers while simulating supercomputers 4 The solar system is close to each other with large Jupiter-sized planets - the largest planet in our So…
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Apophis worry
Please mark Sunday, April 13, 2036. It was the day that Apophis meteorite could crash into Earth - the collision was enough to erase a small country in the world. Bigges…
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Detecting large numbers of young galaxies in the universe
Through space observations from ground and space telescopes, for the first time, American astronomers have discovered a huge number of the youngest, most distant galaxie…
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The risk of cosmic storms causes weather disturbances on Earth
Researchers at the Center for the Goddard Space Flight Center of the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) have warned: the two largest solar storms in the solar system are threa…
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Giant meteors are rushing towards the earth
A meteor named 2004 XP14 with a diameter of up to 800m is rushing towards the earth. However, scientists say it will not touch the globe, but will simply cross us
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Return to the universe with ... 99 dollars
A company in California, USA claimed they could send an item into the universe and return to Earth for just $ 99, in early 2008. There are limits for this journey, of co…
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Asteroids rain on the Moon
Everyone who has observed the moon through a telescope has no doubt: many craters on the surface of the moon have shown the bombardment of asteroids with intense intensi…
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'Four-legged astronauts'
Humans often refer to Laika dogs - animals that are considered pioneers in paving the way for life to orbit the earth. But the truth is not only Laika but also many othe…
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In mid-May, 73P comet approached the Earth
A cyclical comet called 73P / Schwassmann-Wachmann will make a trip
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Earth's crust
The bark is the outermost layer consisting of weathered soil and rock. Soil crust layer also called lava. The soil cover only accounts for 0.5% of the Earth's volume. If…
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Mantle's Middle Class - Mantle
Mantle is located between the earth and the earth's core, within a depth of 33km - 2,900km, accounting for 83.3% of the Earth's volume. Because it is in the middle, it i…