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Earth days are shorter than 5 minutes
Space science

Earth days are shorter than 5 minutes

A new method of measuring the rotational speed of large gas planets shows that Saturn's days are 10 hours, 34 minutes and 13 seconds - 5 minutes shorter than previous ca…

December 17, 2018
The smallest black hole has ever been recorded
Space science

The smallest black hole has ever been recorded

Using a new method, two NASA scientists have identified the lightest black hole ever known. With a mass of about 3.8 times heavier than the Sun and only about 15 miles i…

December 17, 2018
Deflect meteorites with ... mirrors
Space science

Deflect meteorites with ... mirrors

According to research by Scottish scientists, using mirrors in space to focus sunlight on meteors is the best way to deflect the orbits of dangerous objects on Earth.

December 17, 2018
More than half of Mars may have ice
Space science

More than half of Mars may have ice

According to US scientists, the initial data from the latest image scanning method on Mars shows that more than half of Red planet's surface may have ice. The scientists…

December 17, 2018
France discovered adding a new planet
Space science

France discovered adding a new planet

France's Corot space research ship collaborated with some countries to discover a planet for the first time as it passed a distant star. This planet is similar to Jupite…

December 17, 2018
Kepler, the largest spherical mirror in orbit
Space science

Kepler, the largest spherical mirror in orbit

Kepler's astronomical mirror has just been transferred to the Ball Aerospace Group (USA) to conduct a series of tests before installing it on satellites. With a diameter…

December 17, 2018
Intergalactic collisions
Space science

Intergalactic collisions

Through the analysis of new images taken deep into the universe by the most modern methods, Yale Professor Professor Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University (USA) has disco…

December 17, 2018
'Fighting' with anti-meteorite 'apocalypse'
Doomsday

'Fighting' with anti-meteorite 'apocalypse'

Most scientists think that the best way to deal with meteorites is to deflect its direction. Destroying meteors into small pieces is not always effective because debris…

December 17, 2018