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Garbage blocking the way of the spacecraft
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Garbage blocking the way of the spacecraft

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) decided to let Space Shuttle Discovery dodge the orbit of a piece of cosmic trash before it returned to Earth.

December 17, 2018
Radiation stimulates star formation
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Radiation stimulates star formation

A new study by two NASA observatories provides new knowledge about star formation, along with a very beautiful picture of a star-forming region in our galaxy.

December 17, 2018
Bad weather blocked the shuttle
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Bad weather blocked the shuttle

The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) decided to postpone Discovery's launch today because of cloudy weather and strong winds.

December 17, 2018
Nanoflares heat up the Sun's atmosphere
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Nanoflares heat up the Sun's atmosphere

Sun physicists at NASA have confirmed that small and sudden bursts of heat and energy, called nanoflare, make the temperature of thin and translucent gases in the Sun's…

December 17, 2018
Endeavor returned safely to Earth
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Endeavor returned safely to Earth

After 11 days of connecting with the International Space Station (ISS), Space Shuttle Endeavor on July 28 began its journey back to Earth after completing the laboratory…

December 17, 2018
Add a mystery on Mars
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Add a mystery on Mars

The methane on the red planet is created and disappears faster than methane on Earth, French scientists claim.

December 17, 2018
NASA lacks money to track meteors
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NASA lacks money to track meteors

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) knows that many meteors can endanger the earth, but do not have the money to complete tracking them.

December 17, 2018