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Planetary candidate has the shortest orbit
Scientists have discovered 6 planetary candidates with orbiting speed, only 4 hours to complete the rotation around their star.
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An asteroid can hit Earth in 2032
The asteroid 2013 TV135 will probably hit Earth on August 26, 2032, and cause a big explosion.
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Detecting inclined planetary system
The Kepler telescope of the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) has transmitted an unusual planetary system, with
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Cygnus private transport vessel leaves the International Space Station
All images of Cygnus's activities were broadcast live on NASA television.
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India moved on the launch of the Mars probe
India on October 22 decided to postpone the launch of its first Mars probe until November 5, due to problems with the marine tracking system, according to AFP.
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LADEE spacecraft flew into Moon's orbit
Spacecraft Exploring the unmanned Lunar Dust and Moon (LADEE) flight into the Moon's orbit, initially carrying out the task of exploring the atmosphere and dust around t…
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The ship Cygnus first 'docked' ISS
On the evening of September 29, Cygnus private transport spacecraft
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The Soyuz crash, the ship Cygnus again postponed the ISS landing
Cygnus private transport spacecraft for the second time within a day of being postponed
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Peeling the 'mask' of comet Don Quixote
A large celestial object close to Earth for more than 30 years is mistaken for an asteroid but in fact it is a false comet.
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VNREDSat-1 works stably on orbit
It was put on orbit on May 7, 2013, so far, after 3 months, Vietnam's first Earth observation satellite, VNREDSat-1, has been operating stably in orbit.
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Thousands of bombs threaten the life of the earth
According to NASA, 1,400 asteroids are known to be potentially dangerous. Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory office has been monitoring and publishing information about…
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Inmarsat's new spacecraft enters orbit
On the evening of July 25, the Alphasat 1-XL spacecraft was put into orbit by the Ariane 5 rocket, at Kourou space airport, Guiana, France. The 6.6 ton Alphasat is a coo…
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Meteors make the Moon destroy Earth?
Scientists are constantly looking for answers to the question: Can asteroids deflect the Moon's orbit and make it crash into the Earth, causing our planet to suffer disa…
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Find the source of the centaurs
The US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) said its spacecraft had deciphered the long-standing mystery about small celestial bodies orbiting the sun, between Jupiter an…