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Your planet is closest to Earth
Space science

Your planet is closest to Earth

Just 13 light-years from the solar system, a red dwarf is accelerating away from Earth, taking a planet that could be a giant version of the planet.

December 17, 2018
More evidence of the origin of the Moon
Space science

More evidence of the origin of the Moon

A group of scientists have published some new evidence that the Moon was formed after a very strong collision between a Theia-sized celestial body.

December 17, 2018
Predict the time of planetary death
Space science

Predict the time of planetary death

For the first time, experts discovered and predicted that the two planets would soon be swallowed by the central star for more than 100 million years.

December 17, 2018
Pioneer 10 - the mission of the pioneer
Space science

Pioneer 10 - the mission of the pioneer

31 years ago, on June 13, 1983, Pioneer 10 - the pioneer - overcame Mars's orbit, becoming the first artificial object to leave the solar system, traveling in space. imm…

December 17, 2018
Earth bacteria travel to Mars
Space science

Earth bacteria travel to Mars

US researchers said that when the Curiosity autonomous machine from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) was put on Mars in August 2012, it was carrying many kinds of Earth ba…

December 17, 2018
The first image of Uranus
Space science

The first image of Uranus

Uranus appears as a green dot, about 4.28 billion kilometers from the Cassini and US Space Agency (NASA) and Saturn ships.

December 17, 2018
706 people won 4 tickets to Mars
Space science

706 people won 4 tickets to Mars

The Mars One program with the goal of bringing people from Earth to conquer Mars has been very dramatic. To date, 706 people are competing for the first 4 levels to trav…

December 17, 2018
Find the coolest brown dwarf
Space science

Find the coolest brown dwarf

NASA telescopes have found the coolest brown dwarf ever. The temperature of this star's surface is on par with the North Pole.

December 17, 2018