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Mystery of the biggest explosion in history, is it a message from space?
The terrible Tunguska explosion flattened about 80 million trees on an area of 2,150 square kilometers, but no one knows where it originated.
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'Halloween Fireball' gets stronger in the sky, may peak tonight
Last Halloween night, because there was no moon, many people were able to admire the performance of Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and sometimes a Halloween fireball.
Space science
What would happen to the Earth if Comet Halley crashed into the Moon?
Named after British astrophysicist Edmund Halley, the Halley Comet is one of the most famous comets in the history of astronomy.
Space science
Comet's tail is longer than a billion km long
The ion tail of comet 153P / Ikeya-Zhang is at least 7.5 times the distance between Earth and the Sun, nearly double the previous record of the comet Hyakutake.
Space science
NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft records comets flying through the solar wind
The STEREO-A spacecraft captures a comet ATLAS that glows with a long tail trail as it passes near the Sun on May 25 - June 1.
Space science
Comets 'disguised' meteorite scientists confused
Scientists found that what they thought they were the mysterious 'debris' of the Solar System turned out to be just a filthy block of ice.
Discover science
14 super rare phenomena you may not have known
Nature contains mysterious things, and these are extremely rare phenomena that you may not have heard of.
Space science
Green comets are about to fly over the Earth
Comet C / 2020 F8 (SWAN) will reach the Earth closest in mid-May before rushing towards the Sun and decaying.
Space science
Discover meteors containing superconducting alloys
For the first time, scientists have found superconducting materials - electrically conductive materials without resistors - that come from outside the Earth.
Space science
Strange object rushing towards Earth, will appear as '2nd Moon'
Humans will have the opportunity to admire a strange object that shines just like the moon in the sky at the end of May this year.
Space science
Special system to save Earth from colliding with asteroids
Currently, our planet is surrounded by thousands of almost comet-like objects and asteroids with orbit through are likely to start a process of collision with us.
Space science
10 amazing discoveries about the Sun from the universe
For the past decade, SDO has been focusing on observing the sun, studying how the sun works and spatial weather orientation for the entire Solar System, including the Ea…
New technology
The emergence of COMET technology regulates every human cell
US scientists have developed a new platform called COMET that enables the discovery and modification of basic cellular functions.
Space science
Why does a comet have many tails?
In 1986 when the famous Halley comet came back, its tail was especially noticeable.
Space science
NASA satellite photographed comet explosion in outer space
The explosion released about one million kilograms of matter and could leave a pit 20 meters in diameter on the surface of the comet Wirtanen.