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The young star is like the early Sun
Space science

The young star is like the early Sun

CoRoT satellite recently observed a star similar to the Sun at the age of about 500 million years, called CoRoTExo-2a.

December 17, 2018
5 years in Mars
Space science

5 years in Mars

NASA's 6-planet Mars self-propelled self-propelled survey device still works well after 5 years of landing on the red planet.

December 17, 2018
Brown stars don't go with normal stars
Space science

Brown stars don't go with normal stars

Brown stars, objects smaller than stars but larger than planets, are becoming more and more confusing, according to a study of 233 star systems of NASA's non-gina Hubble…

December 17, 2018
Mars can still be a living planet
Space science

Mars can still be a living planet

A group of NASA researchers and universities have for the first time discovered methane in Mars's atmosphere.

December 17, 2018
How brown stars form
Space science

How brown stars form

Astronomers have discovered evidence that brown stars have the same process of formation as normal stars.

December 17, 2018
NASA postponed the mission to explore Mars
Space science

NASA postponed the mission to explore Mars

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) yesterday decided to postpone the plan to launch the MSL probe on the Red Planet expected to take place next year, due to hardware problem…

December 17, 2018
The moon looks from the largest earth in 15 years
Space science

The moon looks from the largest earth in 15 years

The image of the moon last night in many parts of the world has the largest size in the last 15 years, because the position between the moon and the earth is nearly 30,0…

December 17, 2018
More evidence of water on Mars
Space science

More evidence of water on Mars

US scientists have discovered many large carbonate mineral salts in the rock seams on Mars. This proves that the red planet once had a lot of water.

December 17, 2018