Space science
Earth used to have two moons
On the moon, the part that people see from the earth has flat terrain. In contrast, the unseen part is quite rugged with mountains with a height of more than 3,000 meter…
Cosmic Science
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Space science
The mystery of the dark side of the Moon
Experts say, about 4.4 billion years ago, Earth had two moons orbiting its orbit, but one of them was sucked into the remaining moon when they collided in no time.
Space science
Detecting signs of water flowing on Mars
Scientists say they have captured new images that show signs of water flowing on Mars and this may be the clearest evidence so far about the existence of water, a fundam…
Space science
The most beautiful sun is the most dangerous time
The most beautiful sun is the most dangerous time. It is then that we see the light of the sun shining down on the earth in the form of light in the north and south, app…
Space science
Detecting a star exploding behind a cloud of dust
While astronomers use a Spitzer space telescope to search for a supermassive black hole in the center of a distant galaxy, the team suddenly discovers an unusually hot c…
Space science
Maybe the mysterious particles are plunging into the globe
If the sun actually releases mysterious particles to the earth, we will have to rewrite the textbooks for students.
Space science
Close up of black spots on the Sun.
American astronomers have published the most detailed images ever made of a sunspot that is larger in diameter than the Earth diameter captured by California's Big Bear…
History
December 7, 1972 - Apollo 17 becomes the last mission to bring people to the Moon
Apollo program closed with remarkable achievements in the development history of space science.
Biology
Fruit flies are useful for space science
Recently British scientists have added fruit flies to the list of creatures that make a great contribution to science. They can help astronauts solve many of the mysteri…
Photo library
NASA announces picturesque satellite imagery
Since launching into space in 1999, ASTER radiometer on Terra satellite of NASA's Aerospace Agency (NASA) captures 99% of the Earth's surface through 2.95 million images.
Photo library
The most beautiful astronomical images of 2010
These are the best photos in the astronomical photo composition competition in 2010 at the Greenwich Royal Observatory. Astronomers can participate in this competition.
Science story
Gravitational waves: The 100-year journey finds evidence for Einstein's prediction
Interesting story about the process of scientists finding out the mysterious element of this universe, which somehow understands the difficulties they have to go through…
Science story
Selected 100 people to Mars, live and do not return
The selection has filtered out 100 people out of more than 200,000 candidates, then only 24 people will be chosen to live on Mars.