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Glaciers melt to reveal mysterious objects
A strange, inexplicable mysterious object has just been exposed after the Antarctic melting of ice, sparking speculation about its origin.
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Microorganisms like to eat meteorites
The metals in rock meteorites are the favorite food source of a microorganism named Metallosphaera sedula.
Archeology
The Neanderthals became extinct: Not because the elves were massacred, simply because they were ... 'too black'
A new study believes that the Neanderthal race became extinct in part because they were too unlucky.
Archeology
Why are prehistoric animals so much bigger than animals today?
Try to find out why prehistoric animals possessed a much larger size than today's animals.
Archeology
Mice had wandered on Earth millions of years ago with dinosaurs
The rodent called Jeholbaatar kielanaeis is part of a mammal species that survived the onslaught of an asteroid that ended the dinosaur era on Earth.
Archeology
The largest marsupial species ever existed on Earth
The giant short-faced Kangaroo can reach 2.7 m high and weighs 240 kg when it matures, twice as large as the largest living kangaroo.
Space science
An ancient object than the Earth fell into the Sahara, revealing the secret of 'earthquake'
Our oldest homeland may be a snow circle - the beautiful water around the young sun, which provides materials to shape the earth and its neighbors.
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A mysterious object suddenly appears behind the astronaut on the ISS station
The bizarre object seems to change its course and is out of sight behind the astronaut of the European Space Agency, Samantha Cristoforetti.
Space science
The galaxy is 600 million light-years from Earth
The origin of Hoag, the galaxy with a special shape, has been a mystery of science for nearly 70 years.
Space science
Why do astronauts wear white shirts when returning?
Astronaut's clothes must be white, but when they return to Earth they wear orange, what's special from this?
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Warning tragedy meteor strike, wipe out life on Earth
A leading astronomer believes that the scenario of an asteroid plummeting to Earth, wiping out the life of mankind is only a matter of time.
Space science
How many satellites are flying above us?
Mr. Nicholas Johnson, a former industry leader in the orbit of orbital debris of NASA, talks about artificial satellites flying in orbit.
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The interstellar comet is about to fly closest to Earth
Astronomers will have the opportunity to observe 2I / Borisov, comets coming from other star systems, at the most detailed level ever.
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A photo of the galaxy 140 million light-years from Earth
NASA today released a stunning photo of galaxy NGC 5468 recorded by the Hubble space telescope.
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Interesting comparisons help you better understand the universe
If you still think it is quite easy for humans to conquer the Moon, you need to know that we can put every planet in the Solar System between the Earth and the Moon, and…