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The planet absorbs 99% of sunlight
Space science

The planet absorbs 99% of sunlight

WASP-104b may be the darkest planet ever discovered. The planet of this hot Jupiter is covered by a mist that absorbs 97 - 99% of the light reaching the surface.

December 17, 2018
Planets in the Solar System
Space science

Planets in the Solar System

The majority of celestial bodies orbit the Sun, and the mass focuses primarily on eight planets with nearly circular orbits and closely spaced orbiting planes known as t…

December 17, 2018
New NASA missions
Space science

New NASA missions

The latest mission of the US Aeronautics Agency will either take the robotic spacecraft onto Saturn's Titan moon or collect specimens from the core of a suitable comet.

December 17, 2018
Tonight has meteor shower
Space science

Tonight has meteor shower

Mr. Nguyen Duc Phuong, Deputy Secretary General of the Astronomical and Astronomical Society of Vietnam, said that at 23:00 tonight 3/1, together with people in many par…

December 17, 2018