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ISS moved to evade space garbage
Space science

ISS moved to evade space garbage

On January 12, the US Space Agency (NASA) announced a piece of trash from Iridium, a US private telecommunications satellite, flying close to ISS last afternoon. The dis…

December 17, 2018
Uncover unprecedented galaxy clusters
Space science

Uncover unprecedented galaxy clusters

Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a cluster of galaxies while in its infancy. This is the most remote solar system galaxy ever observed, NASA s…

December 17, 2018
Rock from Mars falls to earth
Space science

Rock from Mars falls to earth

A meteorite plunged into North Africa in July last year and scientists confirmed yesterday that the stone was once part of Mars.

December 17, 2018
NASA's laboratory on Moon's orbit
Space science

NASA's laboratory on Moon's orbit

NASA officials at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said the No. 1 Gravity Recovery Laboratory (GRAIL-A) entered the Moon's orbit at 22:01 GMT on De…

December 17, 2018
Close-up of the 'super deep hole' moon
Space science

Close-up of the 'super deep hole' moon

In November 2011, NASA's LRO spacecraft flew through the Aristarchus wormhole of the moon. The photographs showed the diameter of the pit up to 40km and its depth of mor…

December 17, 2018
ISS station flies over the Moon
Space science

ISS station flies over the Moon

A NASA photographer captured a very unique scene, the International Space Station flew past the Moon. The special thing is that the picture was taken entirely with a nor…

December 17, 2018
Earth welcomes the new year in the solar storm
Space science

Earth welcomes the new year in the solar storm

Astronomers are hoping for a cloudy sky over the next three days, because a powerful solar storm will shoot particles towards Earth and create a spectacular aurora.

December 17, 2018
Mars exploration robot discovered minerals
Space science

Mars exploration robot discovered minerals

The US Aeronautics and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) said the Mars explorer robot has the full name Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity discovered mineral ores on the planet,…

December 17, 2018
The Kepler spacecraft finds a new 'super-earth'
Space science

The Kepler spacecraft finds a new 'super-earth'

After monitoring and observing 100,000 different stars, NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered a new planet with a radius of about 1.6 times that of the Earth and…

December 17, 2018