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Is there another planet closer to Earth than Venus?
A new study measuring the average distance between planets found that the closest planet to Earth is not two neighbors of Venus or Mars.
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11 mysterious objects in the universe that humans cannot explain
The double quasar, the dwarf planet Haumea or the Tabby star all have mysteries that astronomers have not yet answered.
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How do vegetables grown in space taste?
In the near future, astronauts can fully grow their own vegetables in space to replace food from the Earth.
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Why do ice forms on Mercury despite temperatures up to 400 degrees Celsius?
A team of scientists from Georgia Tech gave a new explanation for how ice formed on Mercury even though the scorching surface temperature could reach 400 degrees Celsius.
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Simulate stars 1,000 times larger than the sun exploding
From Earth, we can observe the supernova explosion of the red giant Betelgeuse when it dies at the end of its life.
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Asteroids near the Earth have a porous structure
Data from Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft shows that the asteroid Ryugu is as highly porous as it is
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SpaceX launches the 6th Starlink satellite batch
An additional 60 Starlink satellites are put into low-Earth orbit to realize the ambition of building a global Internet coverage network.
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Strange object rushing towards Earth, will appear as '2nd Moon'
Humans will have the opportunity to admire a strange object that shines just like the moon in the sky at the end of May this year.
Conquer Mars
When do we get to Mars?
Once thought to exist only in movies, the idea of turning a planet into a place where people can live is increasingly being discussed at scientific programs.
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Found planet debris to prove the origin of the Moon
How the moon was formed is a question that scientists have been searching for answers for centuries.
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Russia revealed the time to launch the 'extreme' spacecraft to the Moon
RIA reports that the head of Russia's Academy of Nuclear Sciences Department, Igor Mitrofanov, said the launch of Russia's spacecraft to the Moon after 45 years of pause…
Biology
Why are there ants in the house?
It's almost impossible to count exactly how many ants are on this Earth, but the estimate is about 10 billion billion.
Conquer Mars
Discovered Earth's 'living material' on another planet
Curiosity rover, NASA's self-propelled Mars exploration robot has discovered a form of organic matter similar to that found in fungi and ancient microorganisms on Earth.
Archeology
Reveal shock from strange creatures 70 million years old: Earth rotates differently than the present
A specimen from the dinosaur era stunned scientists when it showed that one day at the end of the Cretaceous was only 23 and a half hours long, because the earth was spi…
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Discovered strange 'iron rain' on an exoplanet
An international team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet far away from the Earth where strange 'iron rain' often takes place.