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New map of star systems
NASA has announced a new map with more than 560 million stars, galaxies and asteroids, many of which have never been known before.
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The violent evolution of the Moon
The moon is thought to have formed since a Mars-sized planet hit our Earth 4.5 billion years ago, creating billions of tons of hot matter in the universe and forming the…
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SpaceX is ready for the flight to the ISS station
On March 20, officials of the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the preparation for the first flight of a private spacecraft produced by SpaceX Co…
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NASA needs to use long-term Russian spacecraft
Charles Bolden - NASA representative - informed the Science Commission that the aerospace agency is taking steps to make it possible to use Russian spacecraft - this wil…
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Take the submarine robot into the ocean of Jupiter
Well-known NASA researcher Steve Squyres has proposed the idea of bringing a submarine robot to explore the ice giant on the moon of Jupiter's Europa to find life.
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NASA launched 5 missiles measuring wind speed in space
The missiles will be launched on March 14 at NASA's Wallops Flight Center in Virginia, USA. They are responsible for collecting information about the high flow of the at…
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Detecting 'ghost dust' on red planet
NASA's Mars spy satellite captured high-quality images of 'ghost dust' that appeared along the surface of Mars. The phenomenon of 'ghost dust' also appeared on Earth, ma…
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Level 5 storms blow from small black holes
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected a black hole that is sending out strong winds of up to 20 million miles per hour.
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Discovering asteroids that are about to fly close to Earth
An asteroid of the same type as the object that caused the Tunguska explosion in 1908 will fly over Earth in 2013.
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Giant solar storm is bigger than Earth
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite captured a giant storm moving through the sun.
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Detect abnormal substances in the universe
Thanks to NASA's Spitzer telescope, astronomers have discovered in space space fullerenes or solid-state carbon atoms that were previously found only in gases.
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NASA lost the computer containing the ISS control code
In the laptop of the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) last year contained instructions for controlling the International Space Center (ISS), NASA's inspector general has jus…
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Mysterious energy source 'missing' on Earth
International ocean and satellite experts have deciphered one of NASA's biggest mysteries - where does the sun's energy go down to Earth?
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Commercial spacecraft can go to ISS in late March
AFP reports the NASA space aeronautics agency, said the first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) may take place at the end o…
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NASA built landing zones for the spacecraft near the moon
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) is urgently researching to set up an outpost with people looking after the moon - a move that could put pressure on international partners…