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First saw water on meteorites
US scientists have discovered a lot of freezing water and organic compounds in an unexpected place: meteorites between Mars and Jupiter.
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New discovery of geological life on Venus
For the first time scientists have discovered clear signs of recent lava flows on Venus's surface.
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Pac-man appeared on Saturn's moon
The Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has captured a very interesting scene of the small satellite Mimas.
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Pluto changes color
A series of new photos sent back to Earth by the Hubble Space Telescope showed the color of Pluto changing and the ice blocks on its surface moving.
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The meteorite is pale when approaching the Earth
We know that meteorite collisions can cause great catastrophes for the Earth as a cataclysm. But it seems that the Earth can also attack in reverse.
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Goodbye Spirit
After more than 6 years Spirit rolled on the surface of the red planet, NASA officially said goodbye to this self-propelled device.
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There is liquid on Saturn's Titan satellite
The US Aerospace Agency has just released a photo showing the presence of a liquid in the northern hemisphere of Titan, Saturn's largest satellite.
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Discover 5 hot planets like volcanoes
The Kepler Space Telescope of America has found five extrasolar planets whose surface temperatures are greater than boiling lava.
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Where does the Moon's water come from?
2009 will be remembered as a year when humans first found the presence of water right on the Moon. But a question arises, where does the moon's water come from?
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The Red Planet once had a wet climate and rain
US scientists have published a new map of Mars that shows there was a large ocean in the north and valleys lying around the planet's equator.
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The star is 36 times hotter than the sun
Astronomers have discovered a star with a surface temperature of 200,000 degrees Celsius in the Milky Way.
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Strange shapes on Mars
American spacecraft sends strange images on the red planet, including CO2 ice blocks, sand dunes, rocky cliffs and valleys.
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Water freezes right under the surface of Mars
Water plays a vital role in life, any discovery of water has important implications for the study of evidence of life that may have appeared on Mars before.
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Hail on the new planet CoRoT-7b
The first rock planet discovered outside the solar system has a terrifying habitat full of hail on the lava sea, a recent study said.