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Life migrates from the earth
Space science

Life migrates from the earth

For years, scientists have hypothesized that bacteria might have been brought to earth on a comet or meteorite, seeding life today. But the panspermia theory poses the o…

December 17, 2018
Without magnetic fields, Venus still has an aurora
Space science

Without magnetic fields, Venus still has an aurora

Scientists have always assumed that aurora phenomenon cannot appear on Venus because the planet does not have an Earth-like magnetic field, but the results of the recent…

December 17, 2018
Discover the planet's most planetary star
Space science

Discover the planet's most planetary star

According to research by scientists at the University of Hertfordshire (UK), HD 10180 - a Sun-like star of the Hydrus constellation - may include nine planets orbiting i…

December 17, 2018
Find the oldest planet in the universe
Space science

Find the oldest planet in the universe

In a recent survey, Dr. Johnny Setiawan and colleagues from the Max-Planck Astronomical Research Institute (Germany) discovered two planets orbiting the HIP 11952 star f…

December 17, 2018
The violent evolution of the Moon
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The violent evolution of the Moon

The moon is thought to have formed since a Mars-sized planet hit our Earth 4.5 billion years ago, creating billions of tons of hot matter in the universe and forming the…

December 17, 2018
Mercury is not a dead planet
Space science

Mercury is not a dead planet

Contrary to previous scientific opinion that Mercury is the dead planet, the data sent to Earth by Messenger of the spacecraft shows that the inner workings of the plane…

December 17, 2018
Planet super speed
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Planet super speed

Seven years ago, astronomers discovered the first fleeing star from the Milky Way at a rate of about 2.4 million km / h. New research results conducted by Harvard-Smiths…

December 17, 2018
Mars and the earth come together
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Mars and the earth come together

Today Mars will arrive at 112 million kilometers from the Earth, the shortest distance between the two bodies in the journey around the 26-month sun of the red planet.

December 17, 2018
How does the broom star constitute water on Earth?
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How does the broom star constitute water on Earth?

One of the biggest mysteries about planets is how water appears on Earth. Back in the time when our planet was formed 4.5 billion years ago, the heat from the Sun caused…

December 17, 2018