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From outside the Solar System, Voyager 1 still sends data back to Earth
Forty-seven years after its launch, Voyager 1 continues to bring back important data from outside the Solar System.
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Meteor showers and interesting astronomical phenomena taking place in November you should not miss
November will have many interesting astronomical phenomena worth admiring, including a new moon, a supermoon, two brilliant meteor showers, and a direct Uranus conjuncti…
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SpaceX Crew-8 leaves the International Space Station to begin its journey back to Earth
The astronauts of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission have left the International Space Station (ISS), beginning their journey back to Earth, expected to land off the coast of Flo…
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4.3 billion years ago, the Earth received a 'golden rain' with a mass of 6 billion tons, so where did all that gold go?
Gold is not only a precious metal, a symbol of wealth and luxury, but also carries within it a mysterious cosmic story about its formation from collisions between neutro…
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Supercontinent causes Earth's mantle to split in two
The Earth's mantle was split into two regions, the African region and the Pacific region, when the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart.
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What is the fastest wind speed ever recorded?
Winds on Earth can reach incredible speeds, from powerful natural gusts to supersonic winds created in laboratories.
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The only specimen of Earth's rarest mineral
The only specimen of kyawthuite weighs just 0.3 grams, was found in Myanmar and is now housed in the Los Angeles Natural History Museum.
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CrCoNi Alloy - The Hardest Material on Earth
Scientists studied an alloy made of chromium, cobalt and nickel (CrCoNi) and measured the highest hardness of any material.
Conquer Mars
NASA Robot Finds Something That Could Be Made by Aliens
NASA's alien life-hunting robot tried to grind a rock on Mars and discovered something strange inside.
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Anti-gravity technology: The key to leading humans to a 'divine' civilization!
Controlling gravity to achieve anti-gravity not only allows humans to fly in the sky but also brings enormous benefits.
Space science
The biggest collision on the Moon was more than 4 billion years ago
Scientists at the University of Manchester date the South Pole-Aitken basin on the Moon to between 4.32 and 4.33 billion years ago.
Space science
How many people have walked on the moon?
Although costly and fraught with risk, the Apollo program was a huge success for NASA, landing a total of 12 astronauts on the surface of the Moon.
Space science
What is NASA doing to fix the leak problem on the ISS?
Work to fix the ISS leak is still underway, with NASA and Russia now identifying 50
Biology
Amazing ability of tiny 'powerhouses' to live longer than dinosaurs
When it hit Earth, the Chicxulub asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, but it failed to do the same to cockroaches, and there's a reason why.
Animal world
What happens if a person is bitten by a Komodo dragon?
In fact, not only animals, but humans are also sometimes targets of Komodo dragons.