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Vietnam is about to catch meteor shower
Leonids meteor shower, one of the remarkable astronomical phenomena of the year, will be seen in Vietnam this weekend.
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'Blowing away' asteroids threaten the earth with a nuclear bomb
Destroying meteorites that threaten Earth with atomic bombs sounds like a science fiction movie but can completely become a reality.
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Using a paint gun to repel
In the proposed ways to repel an asteroid capable of destroying the Earth, using paint guns is probably the most recommended listening list.
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In November, Vietnam observed the full half-moon eclipse
The half-moon eclipse will begin at 19h15 and end at 23h51, the maximum at 2133 (Vietnam time) on the evening of November 28.
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Russia can build meteorite rockets
A missile and space technology group in Russia said it would deploy a missile-making project capable of destroying earth-threatening meteors.
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Discovering rocks on Mars has the same composition in Earth
After using lasers and X-rays to test a sample of Martian rock, scientists were surprised when the composition of this rock was completely different from the rocks on Ma…
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Two meteorites fly close to the earth today
Telescopes in the US state of Arizona discovered 2012 QG42 and 2012 QC8, the names of two meteors on August 26. They are moving towards the earth and the moon and will r…
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Two meteor explosions at a galaxy
The galaxy, called NGC 1187, was discovered in 1784 by the English astronomer William Herschel. Far from being calm and unchanging, it has
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Find meteor craters to kill dinosaurs
Scientists have shown that a large 25km-diameter crater was discovered on Victoria Island (Canadian archipelago) formed by a meteor shower that killed all dinosaurs, acc…
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Looking forward to meteor shower Southern Delta Aquarids
According to Mr. Nguyen Duc Phuong, General Secretary of the Astronomical Society - Vietnam, the best time to observe some streaks of the meteor shower of South Delta Aq…
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Perspective of the destruction of the earth
No one can accurately predict the future, let alone the time of the earth's destruction. In exterminating hypotheses that are logically deduced under the eyes of astrono…
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Today, a meteorite will fly close to Earth
At first, this meteorite was symbolized as 2012 KP24, discovered on May 23. After 12 observations, its exact trajectory was determined. The calculations show that 2012 K…
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Two meteors just fly close to Earth
According to the Universe Today, the 2012 KT42 meteorite, about 5 meters in diameter, flew over our Earth at 2 am on May 29, at an extremely close distance of 14.323km -…
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Vietnam welcomes meteor shower in the morning of May 6
On May 6, astronomers can watch a part of the meteor shower called Eta Aquarids taking place in the eastern sky. According to Mr. Dang Vu Tuan Son, Chairman of the Vietn…
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America uses a balloon to search for an explosive meteorite
A group of American scientists yesterday used an airship to find meteorites that fell in the state of California last month. On April 22, people in two US states, Nevada…