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Solar storm hit Earth on Friday 13th
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Solar storm hit Earth on Friday 13th

Some sun-level X flares erupted on our central star surface this week, and now their radiation is striking the Earth.

December 17, 2018
Your planet is closest to Earth
Space science

Your planet is closest to Earth

Just 13 light-years from the solar system, a red dwarf is accelerating away from Earth, taking a planet that could be a giant version of the planet.

December 17, 2018
Pioneer 10 - the mission of the pioneer
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Pioneer 10 - the mission of the pioneer

31 years ago, on June 13, 1983, Pioneer 10 - the pioneer - overcame Mars's orbit, becoming the first artificial object to leave the solar system, traveling in space. imm…

December 17, 2018
Sun's activity affects thunder
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Sun's activity affects thunder

British scientists have shown that the Sun's activity affects the lightning frequency that hits Earth.

December 17, 2018
The sun has 'sisters'
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The sun has 'sisters'

In the center of the solar system, the giant star warming the Earth is not the only child born more than 4 billion years ago.

December 17, 2018
Extremely rare eclipses happen this afternoon
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Extremely rare eclipses happen this afternoon

If you stand in Australia or Indonesia today, you will see the sun is like a fat banana because the eclipse is extremely rare, only occurs on average 73 years.

December 17, 2018
Jupiter activates life on Earth?
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Jupiter activates life on Earth?

New research shows that the gravity of Jupiter may have affected the climate on Earth and thus created the necessary conditions for life to proliferate.

December 17, 2018
Detecting asteroids in the solar system's
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Detecting asteroids in the solar system's

After a decade of searching, astronomers have discovered the second dwarf planet with orbit far above Pluto, but has yet to explain why the planet is there.

December 17, 2018