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Discovering a small planet like Earth
The first iron-clad evidence of a rocky planet outside the solar system was found using the Kepler Space Telescope.
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Starship 'dating' comet into Valentine's Day
Like two monks in the dark, an American spacecraft and a comet will rush towards each other on Valentine's Day, the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) announces.
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Astronomical phenomena worth watching in 2011
The convergence of 4 planets, 4 solar eclipses and 2 eclipses as well as exciting meteor battles will be the most fascinating astronomical phenomena for sky lovers in 20…
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Detecting oxygen on Saturn satellite
American Cassini spacecraft discovered the existence of the atmosphere on Rhea, Saturn's second largest satellite, in a close-up of this celestial body in March ...
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Strange planet 'intrusion' Milky Way
Recent world astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a strange planet, belonging to another galaxy
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9 suitable places to find extraterrestrial life
Mars, the Orion Nebula, Jupiter's satellites Europa are places where humans should pay attention in the search for life in the universe.
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The hottest and fastest planet
Astronomers have discovered a special planet among known planets so far. It is named WASP-12b and the character of this object is the fastest, hottest and closest to a f…
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Close record of Jupiter-Earth: September 20, 2010
Jupiter will be closer to Earth than any encounter that takes place within 60 years (from 1963 to 2022).
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Mid-Autumn Festival, watching the brightest Jupiter for nearly 50 years
Do not miss the opportunity to watch the brightest Jupiter in nearly 50 years in the evening before Mid-Autumn Festival one day (14/8 lunar calendar).
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Balance the planets in a new way
Astronomers have discovered a new way to redefine the mass of planets in the solar system.
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Еuroрa hides 3 million tons of extraterrestrial organisms
Еurоpа is not the only place in the solar system that has favorable conditions for extraterrestrial life.
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Discover 9 new planets
The discovery of nine extrasolar planets has challenged current theories about the formation of planets, according to new observations by astronomers.
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Saturn lightning storm breaks the record in our solar system
A lightning storm is 3,000 km wide with 10,000 times stronger lightning than Earth's hurricanes. Operating for the past 8 months in Saturn, the lightning storm recorded…
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Jupiter 'kidnaps' comets
60 years ago, Jupiter used to force a comet to fly around it with tremendous attraction. This reluctant satellite only obeys the giant for 12 years and escapes.