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Blue sunset on Mars surface
Conquer Mars

Blue sunset on Mars surface

The NASA-made Curiosity explorer sends a unique image of a sunset on Mars with a blue light, Newsweek reported on November 29.

December 18, 2018
Acid clouds benefit the oceans
Oceanography

Acid clouds benefit the oceans

Scientists from Leeds University have demonstrated that atmospheric acid divides large iron molecules in the dust into tiny dissolved iron particles that plankton are ea…

December 17, 2018
Awaken 2,000 forgotten tombs in the US
Archeology

Awaken 2,000 forgotten tombs in the US

Underneath the grass and dust next to the trees on the campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (Mississippi, USA), part of the history of the United State…

December 17, 2018
Dinosaurs used to live in the arctic
Archeology

Dinosaurs used to live in the arctic

You've heard of the spectacle: 65 million years ago, a large meteor hit the earth, causing volcanoes, smoke and dust to fill the space, and then the dinosaurs disappeare…

December 17, 2018
The brightest galaxy in the universe
Space science

The brightest galaxy in the universe

Galaxy W2246-0526 is 350 trillion times more massive than the Sun is absorbing matter from smaller galaxies around it as fuel.

December 17, 2018
The new look of the Milky Way galaxy causes fever
Space science

The new look of the Milky Way galaxy causes fever

The unexpected ALMA observatory captures a new moment of the Milky Way in a magical night. This photo was taken by the ALMA Observatory in Chile at 5,000 meters above se…

December 17, 2018