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Discover the missing link of comet origin
Space science

Discover the missing link of comet origin

An international team of scientists has found a strange object whose reverse and tilting trajectory may shed light on the origin of the comet.

December 17, 2018
Nebula halo - spectacular results
Space science

Nebula halo - spectacular results

Stars are not large enough to carry out supernova explosions that end their lives by blowing most of their weight in a high wind.

December 17, 2018
Debates about Pluto
Space science

Debates about Pluto

Taking music, camera lights and audience applause as a backdrop, two debators and a mediator walked into the auditorium.

December 17, 2018
Pluto adds 'brother'
Space science

Pluto adds 'brother'

Two years ago, Pluto was no longer considered a planet and along with Ceres and Iris, it was classified as the dwarf planet of the Solar System. Recently,

December 17, 2018
The first stars were cruel but destitute
Space science

The first stars were cruel but destitute

The first stars that appear in the universe are likened to the most cruel but destitute monsters. They have forever changed the nature of the universe, dispelling a blac…

December 17, 2018
Detecting cosmic ghosts in the night sky
Space science

Detecting cosmic ghosts in the night sky

When Yale University astronomer Kevin Schawinski and Oxford University associates won public support for enrolling galaxies, they never envisioned the strange object Han…

December 17, 2018
Quasars: 'final test' for relativity?
Space science

Quasars: 'final test' for relativity?

Until now astronomers have received very convincing evidence that objects of high mass bend space-time significantly, according to the predictions of general relativity.

December 17, 2018
Is there ice on Mars?
Space science

Is there ice on Mars?

The white objects on Mars are ice or salt? It was a question that haunted scientists for the past three weeks since the Phoenix probe began digging into the land at the…

December 17, 2018
Satellites hunt for dangerous objects
Space science

Satellites hunt for dangerous objects

The Canadian Space Agency is preparing to launch a tiny satellite in 2009 to hunt down dangerous asteroids in orbit near the earth.

December 17, 2018
Self-propelled vehicles go on many terrains
Space science

Self-propelled vehicles go on many terrains

ATHLETE is a 6-foot robot vehicle developed by a group of American companies and institutes, capable of crossing quite hard, moderate or extremely soft surface terrains.

December 17, 2018