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Ultra-sharp images of the solar system captured by the camera
The photos were taken by graphic designer and amateur astronomer Alan Friedman, from New York (USA). Using only a 6 megapixel camera and a $ 5,000 telescope lens, combin…
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The moment the Sun rises on the Moon
Admire the most beautiful cosmic images posted in National Geographic magazine in the past week.
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Enter the heart of the Milky Way
Admire the best photos taken by astronomers from around the world to capture the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.
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Beautiful photo from the Solar System
The Solar System (also called the Solar System) is a planetary system with the Sun at the center and celestial bodies within the Sun's gravity range, ...
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The first interstellar object in the solar system 4.5 billion years
The 2015 BZ509 asteroid orbits the Sun and has an orbital reverse with most other objects in the system.
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Video: Compare the size of the big mountains in the Solar System
Rheasilvia Mons on the asteroid Vesta is the highest mountain in the Solar System, 2.5 times higher than Mount Everest on Earth.
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Video: Saturn's belt - the wonders of the solar system
Saturn rings or rings of Saturn are always considered one of the most impressive wonders in the solar system.
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Video: Six decades of conquering humanity's universe
After 60 years of effort, humans have taken the unmanned spacecraft to touch the belt of the Solar System.
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Video: NASA probe ships out of the solar system after a 40-year journey
The Voyager 2 spacecraft is an interplanetary unmanned spacecraft launched on August 20, 1977
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Video: NASA ships bring messages to aliens still active
NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 train duo continue to transmit data to Earth after 40 years of flying into space despite the distance.
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Video: 5 interesting facts about TRAPPIST-1
As we know, at 1am on February 23, 2017 (ie 13h on February 22, 2017), NASA had a press conference to announce exoplanets - planets outside the solar system.
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How long does it take to get up to 7 life-capable planets - has Trappist-1 been discovered?
This dwarf system is about 39 light-years away from Earth. How long does it take for NASA's Space Shuttle or New Horizons spacecraft to get there?
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This 1-minute movie will change the way you look at the universe
With the help of the Kepler space telescope, scientists at NASA discovered more than 1700 planets outside the solar system.
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Video: Solar system flies in the universe at breakneck speed
When we were young we were taught that the Sun stood still, Earth and planets, another star in our solar system orbited around it.
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Press conference results: Thanks to Google's AI, NASA confirmed the record of the Solar System was flattened
This new discovery, it officially raises the number of spheres that rotate a star with our solar system.