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Where is the end of the Solar System?
Depending on the definition, the border of the solar system can be the Kuiper Belt, the corona, or the Oort Cloud.
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Space science
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft passes a series of important tests
According to the plan, in less than 6 months, NASA will launch Europa Clipper on a 2.6 billion km journey to the moon Europa - a moon of Jupiter.
Archeology
Discovering the shocking remains of a 3.5 billion-year-old creature
The mysterious world 3.5 billion years ago with the most primitive living creatures on the planet on a lost supercontinent has just been discovered.
Biology
Planting trees in the wrong place will heat the planet
Trees absorb carbon dioxide, and restoring degraded forests or planting young trees to increase forest cover is a tool in the fight against climate change.
Discover science
At the most remote point on Earth, scientists heard a strange sound with an extremely low frequency
This is one of the loudest underwater sounds ever recorded.
Conquer Mars
New discovery could change understanding about Mars
Researchers have recently discovered a giant block of ice lying beneath sediment on Mars. The discovery could help us understand what the weather on Mars was like in the…
Conquer Mars
How do astronauts 'catch' Wifi networks on Mars?
Although we have not yet been able to set foot on Mars, our ambitions on this planet are undeniable.
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Revealing the real reason why people are fascinated by Mars!
Whether they are scientists, astronauts or ordinary people, they are all deeply attracted to the red planet.
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Europe's Mars Express spacecraft captured images of 'shocks' on Mars
New data from Mars Express doesn't just lift the curtain
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Japanese scientists discovered 'glimmer of life' on Mars
Japanese scientists have figured out how life on Mars could have emerged parallel to life on Earth.
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The Dark Labyrinth: Where does Martian life hide?
The new discovery of a giant ancient volcano makes the Dark Labyrinth an attractive choice for life-hunting missions.
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How long does it take people to walk around Mars?
Humans have been able to walk around the Earth. What about Mars, how long will that journey take?
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Bad news about life on Mars?
Mars today is just a dry desert. However, much geological evidence shows that water flowed across the surface of the Red Planet billions of years ago.
Oceanography
The blue whale reclaims the title of largest animal on the planet
New research results show that the ancient whale Perucetus was very large but still inferior to today's blue whales.
Space science
When do all eight planets in the Solar System align?
Although they sometimes appear close together and relatively straight when viewed from Earth, the planets are actually very far apart in space.