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Mankind almost died out more than 100 years ago
Humans are lucky to escape the dinosaur-like end, according to a Mexican expert study.
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Rescue is wrong because the meteor is a plane
A meteor falling into the sea in the UK at high speed made many people think it was an airplane and reported to the authorities.
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The tragic fate of Earth's
We can all breathe a sigh of relief: comet killer Elenin has swept close to the Earth but does not cause earthquakes or tsunamis as some predictions.
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The meteor shower appears this weekend
Astronomers will have the opportunity to see streaks of magic light when Orionid meteor shower peaks in the next two days.
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Ocean formed by Comet?
Surrounding the surface of the earth is mostly ocean, scientists say the oceans only formed about 8 million years after the planet was born.
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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…
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Meteors are about to bring gold to earth
In early October, a massive meteor shower will descend on Earth, brought by the comet Giacobini-Zinner, flying close to our planet.
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Detecting Earth-like water on comets
Comet Water Hartley 2 is the most similar to the ocean on Earth compared to the human comets once knew.
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The plan deflects asteroids that threaten the Earth
The method of deflecting asteroids has always been of interest to scientists to protect it in time before the Earth receives a destructive collision.
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Meteor shower is about to appear
In this August, the most remarkable astronomical phenomenon is the Perseids meteor shower - one of the biggest meteor showers of the year with a peak that will take plac…
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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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Piece of comet helps discover Earth origin
The London Museum of Natural Sciences has hunted a piece of Ivuna Comet from an American collector. Scientists consider it a very unique artifact because it can be the k…
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First picture of the comet's death
The death of a comet falling straight into the sun was recorded by scientists for the first time. The image was taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observator (SDO), a satell…
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Discover new comets
Astronomers have discovered a new comet, named C / 2011 L4 (PANSTARRS). This star will approach our Earth in 2013.
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Vietnam has meteor shower tomorrow night
Tomorrow night, Vietnamese people will have the opportunity to admire the meteor shower Eta Aquarids originating from the famous comet Halley.