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Japan will continue to explore
The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch a spacecraft to a meteorite next year to sample soil and rock.
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Meteors from Mars contain many record countries
Meteorite 'Black Beauty' from Mars is the oldest and most abundant specimen ever.
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NASA wants to 'capture' meteorites as a space station
Scientists from the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) plan to capture a meteorite and change its trajectory to turn it into a space station.
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Chinese spacecraft flew over the planet Toutatis
The Hang Nga 2 spacecraft successfully implemented a mission for China when it flew over the asteroid Toutatis 7 million kilometers from Earth.
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Water on Mars and Earth can be of the same origin
The water on Mars and Earth is of the same origin, most likely from meteorites hitting the surface of these bodies during the formation phase.
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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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Poland found the largest meteorite block in Eastern Europe
Polish geologists on October 30 reported successful excavations of the largest meteorite ever found in Eastern Europe. This is considered a new discovery that provides v…
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Life can exist in meteorite belts
The meteorite belts are one of the ideal places in the Solar System that can find life, according to a newly published scientific hypothesis.
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Why does the Xenon gas disappear from the atmosphere?
Earth's atmosphere is less xenon gas than meteorites of the same type of rock that make up the earth. This makes some scientists think that xenon gas has been hidden in…
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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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Earth life originates from cosmic bacteria
Humans on Earth have long thought that they are alone in the universe and are still trying desperately to search for alien civilizations. Meanwhile, they may be the real…
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New hypothesis about Ice Age
The giant meteorite that hit Earth 2.5 million years ago may have triggered a tsunami on a large scale and pushed the world into the Ice Age.
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Take a picture of the meteorite
Amateur astronomer George Hall, from Dallas (USA), used the webcam to record a video of the moment Saturn collided with a meteorite in the universe on September 10 last.
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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…