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Two meteors are about to fly close to the earth
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Two meteors are about to fly close to the earth

2013 EC 20 - the name of a meteorite - will be about 148,800km from the globe - March 16 by US time. A day later, meteorite named 2013 EN 20 will fly close to the earth…

December 17, 2018
Asteroids are named Wikipedia
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Asteroids are named Wikipedia

The asteroid 274,301, discovered by Ukrainian astronomers on August 25, 2008, has just been named Wikipedia in honor of this open encyclopedia.

December 17, 2018
Asteroid naming test for global students
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Asteroid naming test for global students

NASA recently opened a competition for students around the world to name an asteroid that NASA is about to fly in 2016. The competition lasts from September 2 to Decembe…

December 17, 2018
Discover new 'Super Earth'
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Discover new 'Super Earth'

Astronomers have discovered a new super Earth in the area that can survive life around the red dwarf Gliese 163.

December 17, 2018
NASA uses telescopes to
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NASA uses telescopes to

The telescope named NuStar was pushed into orbit to begin the mission of two years of searching for black holes, remnants of exploding stars, and other strange objects t…

December 17, 2018
See Saturn in April
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See Saturn in April

April 21-22 here will appear meteor shower named Lyrids, Mr. Dang Vu Tuan Son, Chairman of the amateur astronomical club said.

December 17, 2018
America's oldest 'satellite' falls to Earth
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America's oldest 'satellite' falls to Earth

One of the first US satellites named Explorer 8 launched on October 3, 1960 after half a century of orbiting into the dense atmosphere on March 31.

December 17, 2018
Discover planet full of water
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Discover planet full of water

BBC said, the planet, named GJ 1214b, was discovered in December 2009 by underground telescopes but astronomers only knew it was bigger than Earth and smaller than Jupit…

December 17, 2018