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Pentagon line up in the sky
Five planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be lined up in a straight line this month and the event is visible to the naked eye.
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The harshest places in the Solar System
The vast solar system hides undiscovered things, especially its harshness, from storms with wind speeds of thousands of kilometers per hour, to geographic regions with t…
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Admire the first photos of planets in the solar system
The first images of planets in the solar system are not always clear and sharp. But these are important imprints in the early period of human conquest of the universe.
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ESA intends for spacecraft to crash into comets?
The European Space Agency (ESA) has recently proposed that Rosetta spacecraft rush into the comet surface 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Then there will be 2 scenarios, or…
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Uncover the mysteries of Mercury
Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system and is always a mystery to humans. However, recent images provided by Messenger spacecraft have helped scientists unco…
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NASA spacecraft rushes down to Mercury's surface
The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) said the Messenger probe crashed into Mercury's surface because it ran out of fuel after 11 years of operation.
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NASA probe ship crashed into Mercury
The exploration ship Messenger of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) ends its mission by crashing into Mercury, after more than four years of spinning around the planet.
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Interesting things about the solar system
In the solar system, the hottest planet is not the closest to the Sun, Pluto is only half the size of America.
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The surface of Mercury is revealed by the image of the spacecraft
The Messenger spacecraft recently provided a chemical map of Mercury's surface, revealing important information about the planet's development history.
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Things you may not know about Mercury
Mercury is the sun closest to the sun in the solar system, it has been studied quite well by scientists over time.
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Strange phenomena can only be seen in the universe
On Earth there are many extremely strange natural phenomena that you may never have seen: the phenomenon of fire rain, red tide or the phenomenon of lightning hitting th…
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Mercury is no different from a raisin fruit turning around the Sun.
Mercury is gradually shrinking and
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Discovering an alien city on Mercury?
A UFO expert believes that NASA's strange photos taken from Mercury show traces of a city on this 400-degree C planet.
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Mercury shrinks faster than expected
The smallest planet and the closest to the sun are shrinking in size faster than previously calculated by experts.
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The unexpected similarity between the moon and Mercury
Mercury can unravel the long-standing mysteries of the moon's formation, after scientists found unexpected similarities between these two bodies.