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Asteroid is about to graze Earth
The flight path of celestial object 310442 (2000 CH59) will be closest to our planet after Christmas, NASA said in a statement.
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Europe launches satellite search for extrasolar planets
CHEOPS satellite is like a telescope, designed to measure the thickness, structure and size of many planets outside the solar system.
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The greatest scientific discoveries of 2010 (Part 1)
Song Dan Dan, the genome editing and the latest scientific research activities (part 1) Science - Technology
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The Arctic is rapidly moving from Canada to Russia, the Earth is about to reverse?
The center of the so-called Arctic region is now very far away from the area marked on the Earth map, and experts warn it is continuing to drift ever more rapidly.
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NASA discovered a giant tornado on Jupiter
NASA's Juno observed a tornado covering an area of nearly 700,000 km2 during a flight close to the surface of Jupiter in November.
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It shows the whole process of transformation of a giant beetle
Instead of spitting out silk and wrapping itself in cocoons, the Hercules beetle builds itself into the capsule with its own droppings and changes its morphology.
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Is the Earth getting heavier or lighter?
The Earth draws dozens of tons of dust from the universe every day, so is the blue planet getting heavier?
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The water below the surface of Mars is only 2.5cm: The Dream of the Red Planet is not far away?
The discovery of frozen water just 2.5 cm below the surface of Mars could open the door for humans to set foot on the Red Planet in the near future.
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Surprise facts about the helium rain on Jupiter
New research shows that helium rain can wash neon from Jupiter's upper atmosphere. Saturn is smaller and colder than Jupiter, and physicists expect that helium rain will…
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Why does Mars no longer have water? Huge dust towers on the planet may hide the answer!
These dust towers can reach 50 miles in height during the planetary dust storms on Mars.
Oceanography
Extremely rare scene: The planet's largest creature ... 'walks badly' in the middle of the ocean
The first time the photographer saw the whale excrete such a strange liquid, this proved its lunch had something new.
Oceanography
The first measurement of the heart rate of the blue whale
US scientists on November 25 said they had measured the heart rate of an adult blue whale with a high-tech ECG recorder.
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For the first time discovered a strange planet orbiting the 'Dead Sun'
The spooky pair that British and American scientists have just identified can reveal a little bit about the future of Earth and its neighboring planets, when our sun die…
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Interesting comparisons help you better understand the universe
If you still think it is quite easy for humans to conquer the Moon, you need to know that we can put every planet in the Solar System between the Earth and the Moon, and…
Animal world
Why is this bird called a 'feathered fighter'?
Owning a speed of up to 322 km / h, the Great Cut is the fastest animal on the planet. After seeing how this bird blows through the air, you will understand why it is ca…