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'Astronaut Buzz Lightyear is in the longest space
Buzz Lightyear, the toy star in Disney's Toy Story, returned to Earth after 15 months of exploding stars, setting the record for the longest space astronaut ever.
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Discovered ice on Mars
An American spacecraft found evidence of ice on Mars. This is a sign that the red planet can nourish life.
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Billionaires perform clowns on the universe
On October 2, Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte visited the International Space Station after two days of traveling in space, laughing at his companions.
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Spacecraft blocking meteorites rushing towards the earth
British scientists claim that they have successfully built a spacecraft capable of deflecting the path of dangerous meteorites.
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Discovery ship connects the perfect ISS Station
After three delays and two days of flying, Discovery has successfully connected to the ISS Space Station. A rich and complex experimental program is underway.
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Discovery ship leaves the space station
Discovery spacecraft with 7 crew members left the international space station to return to earth after completing a 9-day mission on the universe.
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NASA will bring people up to
Instead of planning to return to the Moon, the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) is setting a more ambitious goal: to send people to Mars.
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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.
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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.
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The substance that makes human beings appear out of the world
Scientists have found a basic compound of life in meteorite dust. This is the latest evidence of the possibility of living organisms outside the Earth.
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NASA successfully tested the insulation of gas-powered spacecraft
The US aviation agency has recently successfully researched a type of thermal insulation for gas-powered spacecraft, hoping to slightly reduce the weight of future space…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.