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Disaster in space
Space exploration trips are always very dangerous missions. So far 22 people have sacrificed their lives due to catastrophic accidents in these special missions.
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Scientific research on the mission to discover Pluto
Three months after the last meeting of the New Horizons mission, scientists from NASA finally revealed details about what they found on the dwarf planet.
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NASA continues to publish more new photos of Pluto
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has just announced the latest images taken from the New Horizons spacecraft that are being sent in the exploration mission at Pluto.
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Russia conquered the Moon in 2030
Russia will focus on studying programs to explore the Moon in its journey to conquer the universe.
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Russian space exploitation and use
On October 4, 1957, the world aerospace history marked a new milestone with the Soviet Union launching its first satellite into space - Sputnik satellite.
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Learn more about space satellite systems
There are more than 1,100 satellites operating outside the universe, including some as big as buses. These are two of a series of interesting features about space soldie…
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Shoot lasers to clear cosmic trash
The US Aerospace Agency (Nasa) is considering firing lasers to deflect fragments of cosmic trash that are at risk of colliding with satellites and the International Spac…
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Spacecraft afraid of garbage
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has to postpone Japan's plan to launch a transport ship to the International Space Station today for fear of hitting a piece of cosmic tra…
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Sputnik artificial satellite: New era of space
50 years ago, on October 4, 1957, the era of space began when Russian scientists (the former Soviet Union) surpassed the Americans, launched Sputnik - the first artifici…
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NASA announces the sharpest image of Pluto's surface
New Horizons probes have just sent back to Earth a super-sharp image of the dwarf planet's surface and NASA immediately announced it to everyone.
History
Sputnik's 60th Anniversary 1: The glorious past of the Russians
Right on this day 60 years ago - on 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1 satellite into space.
Biology
Sputnik - the virus shocked the entire world of scientific research by signing up ... another virus
At the end of the 19th century, humanity first discovered a new form of virus named life. Since then, these small entities have taken us from this surprise to another su…
Animal world
3 'legendary' dogs in world history
In recent days, it is not difficult to see the image of a dog being used by a bad guy with a tape that is so close to necrosis. Read back the stories of the legendary do…
Environment
The Arctic temperature is the highest in 44,000 years
According to the latest report in the Geography magazine, the average Arctic temperature in the summer of this century reached the highest mark in the last 44,000 years.