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Detection of steam emitted from dwarf planet Ceres
For the first time a telescope detected steam rising from Ceres, the largest dwarf planet in the solar system's asteroid belt.
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NEOWISE ships back after starting a new mission
The NEOWISE probe (new name according to WISE's mission to detect dangerous objects near Earth) has sent to the first test images.
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Identify asteroids to lead near Earth
Scientists were able to accurately determine the size of the 2009BD NEO asteroid to lead closer to Earth.
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NASA gives ISS another 4 years of operation
US Space Agency (NASA) on January 8 announced that the International Space Station (ISS) will operate for another four years, until 2024
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The spacecraft delayed flying because of the solar storm
A powerful storm on the sun's upper atmosphere makes a spaceship a vessel unable to leave the launch pad.
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10 years on Mars
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has marked a decade of successful deployment of the mission to explore Mars.
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The US successfully launched unmanned ships onto ISS
The unmanned Cygnus freighter on 8 January was successfully launched on the International Space Station (ISS), carrying equipment for research and food for space astrona…
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NEOWISE detects new asteroids
Newly awakened, the NEOWISE cruise ship immediately spotted an asteroid that has long been hovering near the Earth but has never been detected.
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Telescope 'travel' back in time 13.2 billion years
The European Space Agency and NASA have introduced the first images of galaxies 13.2 billion years ago, captured by Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer.
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International Space Station is fixed on Christmas night
Two astronauts are about to step out into space on Christmas Eve to repair the broken cooling system on the International Space Station (ISS).
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The magnetic field of the Sun has completely reversed
Every 11 years, this event is repeated once: the Sun's magnetic field will change dramatically for each other.
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New generation self-propelled device
NASA scientists are testing robots capable of being dropped from a height of almost 100km and still landing gently on any surface of the celestial body.
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NASA takes a picture of the Jade Rabbit's self-propelled device on the moon
China's Jade Rabbit self-propelled device on Ms. Hang's surface was displayed on the image transmitted by the NASA satellite to the ground.
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NASA emergency repair ISS
The US space agency (NASA) has deployed space walks to repair the broken cooling pipe of the International Space Station (ISS).