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NASA funded 30 new space research projects
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NASA funded 30 new space research projects

It is possible that the shuttle programs of the US National Aeronautics Agency (NASA) have ended, but that does not mean that NASA has abandoned its plans to explore bey…

December 17, 2018
American launch secret spy satellite
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American launch secret spy satellite

Earlier in the week, the transport missile from the Wanderberg US Air Force base in California was launched into orbit an NROL 49 satellite, thanks to the US Delta IV ro…

December 17, 2018
Hubble's 'eyes' into the museum
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Hubble's 'eyes' into the museum

After 15 years of service in space, two devices WFPC-2 and Costar were removed by astronauts in May 2009.

December 17, 2018
Discover inside the star
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Discover inside the star

Physicists working at Argonne National Laboratory (USA) use supercomputers to build a model of the demise of big stars.

December 17, 2018
Sunspot: the latest simulation
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Sunspot: the latest simulation

For a long time, the principle of internal activity of sunspots on the sun has always been a mystery, but today we can use computers to simulate its activity and observe…

December 17, 2018
Vietnam satellite image receiving station is ready
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Vietnam satellite image receiving station is ready

The first satellite image receiving station using Vietnam's remote sensing technology (located in Tu Liem, Hanoi) will be inaugurated by the National Remote Sensing Cent…

December 17, 2018
Two cosmic
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Two cosmic

The Los Alamos National Laboratory observatory observes for the first time that two distinct hotspots seem to be bombarding the Earth with an enormous amount of cosmic r…

December 17, 2018
Stars don't form when big galaxies collide
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Stars don't form when big galaxies collide

Astronomers studying pictures of a nearby cluster of galaxies have recently discovered that high-speed collisions between large elliptical galaxies may prevent star form…

December 17, 2018
NASA wants to land on meteorites
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NASA wants to land on meteorites

The National Aeronautics Agency (NASA) intends to send astronauts to a meteorite of 40 meters in diameter moving at 45,000 km / h.

December 17, 2018
VINASAT - 1 sent a signal to the ground station
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VINASAT - 1 sent a signal to the ground station

1 was launched into orbit from 5:17. At 5:41, this satellite has entered orbit 132o East. After 20 minutes into orbit, VINASAT - 1 sent a signal to the ground station in…

December 17, 2018
NASA wants to reduce dependence on Russia
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NASA wants to reduce dependence on Russia

The US National Aeronautics Agency (NASA) is planning to buy Soyuz spacecraft and Russia's Progress cargo ship, serving flights for crews and supplies to the Internation…

December 17, 2018
Will NASA take people to meteors?
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Will NASA take people to meteors?

The US National Aeronautics Agency (NASA) is pursuing the Constellation Program, which will deploy Orion spacecraft to replace the space shuttle, first making flights to…

December 17, 2018
NASA started the plan to protect the Earth
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NASA started the plan to protect the Earth

According to calculations by the US National Aviation Administration (NASA), in 2029 asteroid Apophis will glide over the Earth and will hit Earth in 2036. The impact of…

December 17, 2018