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New Horizons observes lightning on the surface of Jupiter
NASA's New Horizons probe has captured lightning on Jupiter's surface while observing the turbulent atmosphere and strong volcanic activity on this solar system's larges…
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Europe launched a campaign to conquer new space
After more than a decade of preparation, 45 tons of European equipment will be brought to space in the next four months, including the
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Discovery is about to take off
On Tuesday, the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) confirmed the plan to launch the shuttle Discovery on October 23 unchanged. Discovery will be launched on the International…
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Destructive rocks
A recent study shows that the United States and China are the two countries most vulnerable to meteorites. In the absence of financial support, astronomers are strugglin…
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NASA is about to launch the Dawn probe
On September 23, the US Air and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the Dawn probe would be launched on Thursday, September 27, to carry out an eight-year mission…
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Vegetable disinfectant powder for astronauts
The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has just created a bacteriostatic product to clean up fresh fruits and vegetables. This powder can kill 100 million ba…
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2037: NASA will send people to Mars
NASA has the ambition to bring people to Mars from now until 2037. Director of the US Space Agency Michael Griffin has just confirmed this at a conference on space techn…
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The two robots that explored Mars were active again
NASA has said that two Opportunity and Spirit robots present on Mars have been active again after violent storms that made them immobile.
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NASA: Discovering the cause of cracks in the shuttle
On August 26, the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) announced the discovery of the cause of the small crack on the insulation of the shuttle Endeavor's fuel tank.
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September 11: Second partial eclipse in 2007
The second partial eclipse in 2007 will take place on September 11, in about 2 hours. Only the Antarctic, South American and Southern Atlantic regions can observe this p…
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NASA wants to reduce dependence on Russia
The US National Aeronautics Agency (NASA) is planning to buy Soyuz spacecraft and Russia's Progress cargo ship, serving flights for crews and supplies to the Internation…
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The Mars explorer robot starts down the crater Victoria
After the big sandstorm that caused Mars to sink in darkness for nearly 2 months, on September 12, Opportunity robot investigated red behavior began rolling down the cra…
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NASA discovered incidents on Endeavor
The US space agency (NASA) said it had detected a worrying hole in the hull of Endeavor after the ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). This hole was di…
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Endeavor spacecraft has a puncture
On August 10, applause and cheering resounded in the US Air and Space Agency headquarters (NASA) when the shuttle Endeavor successfully connected to the International Sp…
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NASA extended the mission of Endeavor
On August 12, the NASA Aerospace Agency (NASA) decided to extend the shuttle mission Endeavor to 14 days from the original 11 days.