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More evidence of the origin of the Moon
Space science

More evidence of the origin of the Moon

A group of scientists have published some new evidence that the Moon was formed after a very strong collision between a Theia-sized celestial body.

December 17, 2018
Comets started agricultural civilization
Space science

Comets started agricultural civilization

US experts have linked a collision event with the celestial celestial body in Canada about 12,900 years ago with global climate change, wiping out large mammals on the E…

December 17, 2018
Find the source of the centaurs
Space science

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…

December 17, 2018
Planet X
Space science

Planet X

At a distance too far to be caught in the sights of earth-glass telescopes, planet X can create gravitational forces acting on icy celestial bodies passing by Neptune, h…

December 17, 2018
New map of star systems
Space science

New map of star systems

NASA has announced a new map with more than 560 million stars, galaxies and asteroids, many of which have never been known before.

December 17, 2018
The cause of the Scheila meteorite explosion
Space science

The cause of the Scheila meteorite explosion

On December 12, 2010, astronomers made a notable discovery: an asteroid named Scheila changed its shape and appeared a trail of light behind it, which looked like regula…

December 17, 2018
Live without the sun
Space science

Live without the sun

Scientists at the University of Chicago (USA) have calculated that life can exist on a planet for billions of years without a star providing direct warmth.

December 17, 2018
Satellite launches map a 1 billion star cluster
Space science

Satellite launches map a 1 billion star cluster

The European Aeronautics Agency (ESA) has announced it has reached an agreement to launch an astronomical exploration satellite to map a billion stars in the universe.

December 17, 2018