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Asteroid travels through the Earth
The asteroid is about the same size as a new bus passing through the Earth at close range, but does not cause a dangerous impact.
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The Earth is about to catch a
On May 23, 24, our planet will receive an amazing astronomical phenomenon - that is
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Space waste - threat exists
The threat from cosmic garbage is increasing as more and more missile or satellite fragments fail or stop appearing in orbit near Earth.
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Meteors appear in Canada
A meteorite may have swept the sky near Toronto in the daytime and created rare bright spots.
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706 people won 4 tickets to Mars
The Mars One program with the goal of bringing people from Earth to conquer Mars has been very dramatic. To date, 706 people are competing for the first 4 levels to trav…
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Russia will begin to bring people to the Moon by 2030
Russia has just developed a plan to bring people to life on the Moon and will send the first people here to build a long-term base in 2030.
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The sun has 'sisters'
In the center of the solar system, the giant star warming the Earth is not the only child born more than 4 billion years ago.
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The 3 astronauts in the flight crew MKS-38 returned to Earth safely
On the morning of May 14, the MKS-38 flight crew working on the International Space Station (ISS) was safely taken back to Earth by the TMA-11M Combined Ship.
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The LADEE vessel collided with the Moon
The far side of the Moon was chosen as the resting place of LADEE in order to prevent the collision from damaging historic landing sites from previous missions.
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Specimen worth 800 million USD
Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) is planning to collect specimens from distant asteroids to bring them back to Earth to study.
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Find new clues about ancient life on Mars
Scientists have found some glass-like fragments scattered in Argentina, containing the organic components of ancient microorganisms trapped during meteorites hitting Ear…
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Culinary issues for astronauts
The food of the astronauts is the food that they carry throughout the journey on the universe. Most of these foods are packed in plastic bags, in tubes or in boxes.
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The risk of asteroids stabbing the Earth is higher than expected
New research results have raised the probability of asteroids being bombed to a higher level than before.
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Find the coolest brown dwarf
NASA telescopes have found the coolest brown dwarf ever. The temperature of this star's surface is on par with the North Pole.
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Measure the time on strange planet
For the first time, Earth experts accurately measured the rotation speed of an exoplanet, thus knowing the time of day and night on this planet.