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An asteroid the size of a bus will reach Earth in early 2022
Recently, scientists predicted an asteroid will reach Earth in early 2022. However, they also think it does not pose a danger to our planet.
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The first hotel in the universe will open to guests in 2027
Resorts in luxury villas and hotels are about to become obsolete, when we now have the right to dream of vacation trips in space.
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Mount Everest is the highest in the world, true or false?
TipsMake - According to Professor Price, it is all a matter of opinion based on assessment, and Mount Everest is completely 'usurped' if there is a change in measurement.
Archeology
The most severe period of extinction is also the time when the Earth is 'strongest'
As it turns out, the deadliest extinction event on Earth in the past also had another feature - it was extremely 'smelly'.
Space science
Method of measuring distances to stars and galaxies
Looking at a star in the sky, which appears only as a small bright dot and estimates its distance, seems very vague.
Space science
Why does the James Webb telescope have to fly 1.5 million km?
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will outperform its famous predecessor, the Hubble telescope, in many ways, including position in space.
Space science
Comet shines above the aurora seen from space
China's Yangwang 1 satellite captured the moment comet Leonard's closest approach to Earth on December 12.
Space science
Telescope catches 70 planets 'born out of nowhere'
In a mysterious star-forming region located in the constellations of Scorpio and Ophiuchus, there are at least 70 planets in a free-floating state, unbound by any sun.
1001 mystery
77 alien-like creatures in the 6,000-year-old 'ice grave'
Scientists have found 77 species of anomalous creatures in the depths of Antarctica's Ekström ice shelf, which is thought to be dead land.
Space science
Self-inflating plane could search for life on Venus
Designing a lighter-than-air plane could help explore the clouds in the Venusian upper atmosphere in the future and detect signs of ancient life.
1001 mystery
Discovered the secret passage leading to the world 1,600km underground
A mysterious geological tunnel in Panama has explained the appearance of materials belonging to the world 1,600 km deep underground.
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Surprise with the most abundant element in the Earth's crust
Earth's crust contains many important elements to support life, but only 1% of the volume of the blue planet.
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NASA announces spooky sounds, recorded by probes in distant satellites
'This sound gives you goosebumps,' said physicist Scott Bolton, the probe's principal investigator. What information does it contain?
Space science
Footage of NASA spacecraft crashing into the Sun
During the August approach, the Parker spacecraft plunged through the Sun's atmosphere, capturing fleeting images of planets such as Mars and Earth.
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Who named the Earth?
People often liken 'as old as the Earth'. But where the name 'Earth' comes from, no one knows.