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The most exotic plane in NASA's history
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The most exotic plane in NASA's history

AD-1 is an aircraft that can rotate its wings at an angle of 60 degrees in the air. The aircraft was built in the 1970s of the last century.

December 17, 2018
Nanoflares heat up the Sun's atmosphere
Space science

Nanoflares heat up the Sun's atmosphere

Sun physicists at NASA have confirmed that small and sudden bursts of heat and energy, called nanoflare, make the temperature of thin and translucent gases in the Sun's…

December 17, 2018
Find a planet as hot as the sun
Space science

Find a planet as hot as the sun

New scientists have discovered the hottest planet ever known by humans. It has a temperature of up to 2,250 degrees Celsius, equivalent to the heat at the surface of the…

December 17, 2018
Is there life on Jupiter's moon Europa?
Space science

Is there life on Jupiter's moon Europa?

With a negative average temperature of 260 degrees Fahrenheit, the atmosphere is almost non-existent, with a complex network of cracks in the ice that completely covers…

December 17, 2018
Molecular thermometer for distant universe
Space science

Molecular thermometer for distant universe

Astronomers using the giant telescope the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of Eso have for the first time discovered in carbon monoxide molecular ultraviolet radiation in a ga…

December 17, 2018
Detecting cold stars never seen
Space science

Detecting cold stars never seen

A weak, lonely and dim star, the lowest temperature ever recorded in history has been discovered, only 40 light-years from Earth.

December 17, 2018
The coldest place in the universe has a boomerang
Space science

The coldest place in the universe has a boomerang

This butterfly-shaped nebula is located in the constellation Centaurusm, more than 5,000 light-years from Earth, and the coldest place in the universe. It forms around a…

December 17, 2018
Plasma flow millions of degrees in the Milky Way
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Plasma flow millions of degrees in the Milky Way

In general, our Milky Way is a cold area dotted with isolated hot clouds and stars. While most of this space is cold and empty, scientists have discovered a detector

December 17, 2018
Learn about the North Star
Space science

Learn about the North Star

The North is the brightest star in the sub-constellation Elves. With the Northern Hemisphere observer, it occupies a special place. Only a half degree difference from th…

December 17, 2018
The Earth used to be a giant snow globe
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The Earth used to be a giant snow globe

According to a study published in Nature, Earth's magnetic field has not changed since more than 2 billion years ago. This confirms a very difficult hypothesis: our gree…

December 17, 2018