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Use a spacecraft to change meteorites
The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to carry out a similar mission in the fictional film Armageddon. In this film, actor Bruce Willis and his team are tasked wit…
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Meteor shower is about to appear
In this August, the most remarkable astronomical phenomenon is the Perseids meteor shower - one of the biggest meteor showers of the year with a peak that will take plac…
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Vietnam is hard to observe the largest meteor shower of the year
The dawn of the 13th and 14th is the peak of Perseids, the largest meteor shower of the year, but the weather in Vietnam is not favorable to observe this amazing phenome…
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Meteors contain basic components of life
Scientific experts have discovered many chemicals similar to the main components of DNA in more than 10 meteorite samples.
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Revealing mysteries about the Solar System
An unmanned scientific probe from the US Space Agency (NASA) recently went into Vesta's meteorite orbit, to discover the secrets of the formation of the Solar System.
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The meteorite stabbed Earth, China suffered the most damage?
China, Indonesia, the Philippines, the US, ... are the countries that will suffer the most if the Earth collides with a meteorite in the universe, according to research…
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America spent a billion dollars to get cosmic dust
The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) announced that they would launch an unmanned spacecraft to space to get material from meteorites.
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Meteors caused a mysterious explosion in America on May 10
On the evening of May 10, people along the Virginia coast called 911 to report a big explosion. The US aerospace agency has said it could be a meteorite.
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Vietnam has meteor shower tomorrow night
Tomorrow night, Vietnamese people will have the opportunity to admire the meteor shower Eta Aquarids originating from the famous comet Halley.
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are we all aliens?
The bombardment of meteorite 4 billion years ago may have triggered life instead of destroying them on the surface of the globe.
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Earth life originates from meteor shower?
The new study suggests that life on Earth appeared when the first meteor shower fell on our planet.
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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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Tonight there are meteor showers in Vietnam
Tonight and tomorrow morning (January 4), the first meteor shower of 2010 will appear and astronomers can admire this phenomenon.
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Amino acids help to understand the origin of life
NASA scientists discovered amino acids - the basic material of life - in a meteorite falling into Sudan in 2008.
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Expect the most brilliant meteor shower of the year
The night sky in December will welcome the most glorious meteor shower in 2010, with the only eclipse of the year, promising to be more attractive than the fireworks dis…