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First picture sent by Indian spacecraft
India's spacecraft sent to Earth the first photos of Mars with the surface formed by craters.
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The mysterious planet causes the orbiting star to age
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered an anomalous planet that has the ability to make its star around older than its actual age.
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The Maven is about to enter Mars's orbit
The Maven, short for Mars's Atmospheric and Evolutionary Mission, will perform a different mission from NASA's previous missions.
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For the first time detected foreign clouds of the Solar System
Scientists on August 26 announced they may have found the first water clouds outside the Solar System.
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NASA spacecraft is on its way to Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has passed Hai Vuong Tinh's orbit, is on its way to the distant Pluto and is expected to orbit the planet next July.
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Detecting two asteroids crashing into each other
Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered a collision between asteroids, which can lead to the formation of new planets.
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The phenomenon of Venus and Jupiter appears before dawn
Astrological photographers from around the world have captured some amazing images of two planets - Venus and Jupiter - before dawn on Monday, August 18.
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Why are planets spherical, and meteorites?
In fact, the big planets all have spheres while meteorites have different shapes, however our Earth is not completely spherical.
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Future planet names will be simpler and easier to remember
So far, nearly all the planets found outside the solar system have followed a rather strict naming convention, which leads to confusion with many complex characters.
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Discovering the planet has never been long before
Astronomers have discovered outer planets The solar system has the longest year, up to 704 days.
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NASA's Opportunity space probe sets a new record
The NASA's Space Opportunity probe (NASA) has officially set a new record of the distance traveled on the surface of an extraterrestrial planet.
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Exotic planet like most earth ever
The team of astronomers has discovered a planet outside the solar system, believed to be the most Earth-like ever.
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Strange phenomena can only be seen in the universe
On Earth there are many extremely strange natural phenomena that you may never have seen: the phenomenon of fire rain, red tide or the phenomenon of lightning hitting th…
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8 planets are not true to haunt the scientific world
The existence of the planets below has more or less influenced the traditional view of astronomers.
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There is no planet named Gliese 581g, 581d
One of the most potential candidates for Earth 2.0, Gliese 581g is just an illusion of the universe, while its companion Gliese 581d is not real either.