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Six outstanding space missions are underway
In addition to the European Space Agency's Philae probe, the recent landing on comet 67P has six other outstanding missions underway.
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Giant eyes appear on Jupiter
The Hubble Telescope shows the image of Jupiter looking towards our earth with one
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Journey to discover Jupiter's ship Galileo
On October 18, 1989, the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) successfully launched the ship named the astronomer famous Italian of the seventeenth century - Galileo.
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The phenomenon of Venus and Jupiter appears before dawn
Astrological photographers from around the world have captured some amazing images of two planets - Venus and Jupiter - before dawn on Monday, August 18.
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The most brilliant volcanic eruption in the solar system
The Gemini Observatory in America discovered volcanoes erupting on a satellite of Jupiter and this may be the most prominent volcanic eruption in Solar System.
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Super typhoon on Jupiter is narrowing
On May 15, the United States announced a Hubble telescope photo of Jupiter, showing a huge storm in Jupiter whose diameter at the end of the 19th century was about 40,00…
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Jupiter activates life on Earth?
New research shows that the gravity of Jupiter may have affected the climate on Earth and thus created the necessary conditions for life to proliferate.
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The ambition to conquer Europa
NASA is planning to deploy a daring mission, which is to give robots to Jupiter's full moon, Europa, which is hoped to nurture life.
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The largest 'moon' map of the solar system
Researchers hope the new map can support future Ganymede exploration missions, according to Space.com.
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Decode the mystery that makes Venus look bigger than Jupiter
Scientists finally solved the mystery of a visual illusion that was first discovered by Galileo 400 years ago.
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Detecting water jets shot from Jupiter's southern pole
Scientists on December 13 said the new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope show that there are water jets erupting from the southern tip of Europa - the ice-cov…
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Life has spread throughout the solar system
Scientists found that asteroids that once destroyed dinosaurs had implanted life on Mars and the moons of the outer solar system.
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The planet is 2,500 times larger than Earth
A giant planet recently discovered 25,000 light-years from Earth, can provide clues about the formation of planets.
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Juno Jupiter probe flies close to Earth
The Juno probe of the US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) on October 9 flew 559km from Earth.
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The ancient Earth is like the moon of Jupiter
Our planet 4 billion years ago is very likely to be like the moon Io is always busy with Jupiter's volcanic activity.