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Russia is about to 'desert' ISS
An official of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskomos) announced that the flight will return three astronauts on the International Space Station to take place in Sep…
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'Overload' cosmic garbage
US scientists are alarming that there is a huge amount of cosmic garbage in Earth orbit, including 22,000 fragments, small debris clouds, boosters and old satellites ...…
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Nigeria successfully launched two observation satellites
After a period of technical delay, on August 17, Nigeria successfully launched two observation satellites, NigieriaSat2 and NigieriaSat-X, from a launch site in Russia.
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NASA launches a new space telescope
The US National Space Agency (NASA) said it would launch the James Webb space telescope in 2018 with a five-year operational plan.
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Russia: Freight ships cannot reach the expected orbit
The ITAR-TASS news agency on August 24 led a source in the rocket-space industry, saying Russia's M-12M Progress cargo ship did not reach its expected orbit.
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The Progress M-11M spacecraft continues to stay in orbit
The spacecraft will stay in orbit for another 9 days before falling into the Pacific Ocean.
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The antimatter ring surrounds the earth
The team of scientists at Rome Tor Vergata University, Italy, discovered that the antiparticles (antimatter) appear around the earth.
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NASA brings new adventurous robots to Mars
NASA's next generation of robotic explorers, Curiosity, is ready to fly to the red planet this November, said Cape Canveral, Florida.
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Prepare to launch the first private spacecraft to ISS
SpaceX, California-based private rocket manufacturing company, announced on August 15 that it will conduct a test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) in late…
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NASA explores the abandoned planet Vesta
It seems that there is no existence in space, but Vesta's first images are clearly visible in front of us.
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Space waste has doubled in the last 10 years
In close proximity to the Earth there are more than 16,000 units of space waste, compared to more than 8,800 units of waste in 2001.
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See the Trojan asteroid and Earth orbit
The Earth is not alone in its orbit around the Sun but also has a Trojan asteroid located in front of our planet.
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NASA explores the solar system through remnants on Comets
On November 4, 2010, NASA's EPOXI spacecraft, about 450 miles from Comet Hartley 2. This is a small Comet with a diameter of less than a mile, and needs about six and a…
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Today, the Earth is far from the Sun most of the year
If the Sun looks smaller than usual on July 4, it's not your feeling. Because, on July 4, the Earth will be the farthest away from the Sun this year.
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When will the Moon fly away from Earth?
We are so familiar that the Moon is a satellite of the Earth. But is it always like this? Gennadi Raikunov, director of the Russian Aircraft Manufacturing Institute, sai…