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The harshest places in the Solar System
Space science

The harshest places in the Solar System

The vast solar system hides undiscovered things, especially its harshness, from storms with wind speeds of thousands of kilometers per hour, to geographic regions with t…

December 17, 2018
Why stars have 5 petals?
Space science

Why stars have 5 petals?

On a cold January night, sharp stars radiate a sparkling light in the sky, while dawn, another similar planet - the sun - is red like a round fireball. .

December 17, 2018
New discovery about Pluto's atmosphere
Space science

New discovery about Pluto's atmosphere

Data from the New Horizons spacecraft of the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) show that the surrounding gas layer around the dwarf planet spans about 1,000…

December 17, 2018
How to decipher the Earth through Pluto?
Space science

How to decipher the Earth through Pluto?

The elements that make up the Earth like water, the atmosphere can be answered by understanding Pluto, when the New Horizons spacecraft approaches this dwarf planet.

December 17, 2018
Many strange plasma flow around the Earth
Space science

Many strange plasma flow around the Earth

Many giant plasma currents surround the Earth. They appear at high levels of the atmosphere, about 600 km from the ground. These plasma flows are very large and filled w…

December 17, 2018
Exotic planets also have stratosphere like Earth
Space science

Exotic planets also have stratosphere like Earth

By the Hubble space telescope, scientists at NASA discovered the stratosphere - one of the main layers of the Earth's atmosphere, appearing on a giant, super-hot planeta…

December 17, 2018