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New discovery shortens Earth's age
Compared to previous research on Earth's age, scientists from Cambridge University (UK) have confirmed the green planet is younger than 70 million years ...
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Detecting a planet with a tail
Because a planet moves so close to its own star, its atmosphere is sucked out and forms a trail like a comet.
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New volcano works on Mercury
Scientists say they have just identified the location of some recently active volcanoes on Mercury.
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Discover 140 earth-like planets
A statement shocked scientists when the number of Earth-like planets was found to reach 140 in just a few weeks.
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Departing virtual flight to Mars
The ship 'virtual' to Mars with a 520 day and night journey, the third stage in the 'Mars - 500' project of the Y-Sinh Academy (Russian Academy of Sciences) 'departed' y…
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The moon has more water than we thought
A recent study shows the amount of water below the surface
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One-third of the area of Mars used to be the sea?
Scientists claim that, at the time of today 3.5 billion years, 36% of the surface of Mars had been covered by seawater.
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The 7th grade student group discovered a mysterious cave on Mars
A group of 7-year-old students in California, the United States discovered a mysterious cave on Mars when participating in the research project of images operated by a N…
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Discover 9 new planets
The discovery of nine extrasolar planets has challenged current theories about the formation of planets, according to new observations by astronomers.
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The unique image of Earth looks from Mars
The unique photograph that captures the image of Earth seen from another planet shows that our
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Meteors fly close to the earth
A meteorite will fly close to the earth tomorrow but not collide with our planet.
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10 million explosions in the planet's largest machine
Scientists at the European Center for Atomic Research (CERN) have created 10 million explosions in a large particle accelerator in a week.
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New discovery of geological life on Venus
For the first time scientists have discovered clear signs of recent lava flows on Venus's surface.
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Discovered 'stunned' about planet formation
Planets can orbit their stars in the opposite direction to the one we have known in the solar system.
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Dozens of planets have life like Earth
Jim Kasting, an astronomer, said that around the Earth, there are dozens of other planets with life that humans cannot yet observe.