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The poisonous comet approached the earth
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The poisonous comet approached the earth

Today, the blue two-tailed comet sprayed poisonous gas called Lulin to the closest position to the earth, with a distance of about 60 million kilometers or 160 times fro…

December 17, 2018
US launches satellite to measure emissions
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US launches satellite to measure emissions

Yesterday morning, the US aerospace agency (NASA) introduced a satellite named OCO to assess the density of CO2 emissions in the earth's atmosphere into space.

December 17, 2018
American satellites plunged into the sea
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American satellites plunged into the sea

Yesterday, America's CO2 emission satellite named Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) fell to the area near Antarctica, shortly after leaving the launch pad due to technic…

December 17, 2018
'Alone alone' old but still in good shape
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'Alone alone' old but still in good shape

The oldest known lone asteroid has been discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory. This extremely ancient back object turned out to be surprisingly powerful.

December 17, 2018
Photograph of early gamma ray burst
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Photograph of early gamma ray burst

UK astronomers using the Swift NASA telescope have recently recorded information about the early stages of a gamma-ray burst.

December 17, 2018
Fireworks from a gamma ray star
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Fireworks from a gamma ray star

Astronomers use NASA's Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope to observe explosions from the rest of a star 30,000 light-years away.

December 17, 2018
Last minute on space shuttle Columbia
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Last minute on space shuttle Columbia

When the first alarm bell rang on February 1, 2003, the crew of seven on the US Columbia spacecraft only had an extra minute to live.

December 17, 2018
5 years in Mars
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5 years in Mars

NASA's 6-planet Mars self-propelled self-propelled survey device still works well after 5 years of landing on the red planet.

December 17, 2018
Mars can still be a living planet
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Mars can still be a living planet

A group of NASA researchers and universities have for the first time discovered methane in Mars's atmosphere.

December 17, 2018
NASA postponed the mission to explore Mars
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NASA postponed the mission to explore Mars

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) yesterday decided to postpone the plan to launch the MSL probe on the Red Planet expected to take place next year, due to hardware problem…

December 17, 2018