Space science
'Four-legged astronauts'
Humans often refer to Laika dogs - animals that are considered pioneers in paving the way for life to orbit the earth. But the truth is not only Laika but also many othe…
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Space science
NASA announces the sharpest image of Pluto's surface
New Horizons probes have just sent back to Earth a super-sharp image of the dwarf planet's surface and NASA immediately announced it to everyone.
History
Sputnik's 60th Anniversary 1: The glorious past of the Russians
Right on this day 60 years ago - on 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1 satellite into space.
Doomsday
The sun is dangerously cooling down?
Russia's Sputnik newspaper led scientific studies to suggest that in the future the Sun might cool down and if this scenario occurs,
Biology
Sputnik - the virus shocked the entire world of scientific research by signing up ... another virus
At the end of the 19th century, humanity first discovered a new form of virus named life. Since then, these small entities have taken us from this surprise to another su…
Animal world
India: Cobra is desperate for thirst, seeking villagers to ask for drinking water
According to Sputnik, the video cobra seems to be very thirsty. It appeared in a village in India without showing signs of threatening people.
Animal world
Solving a giant 10-meter python to the road, being stuck hard by the car
According to Sputnik, Indonesian villagers helped rescue the giant python up to 10 meters long on Axis 10 to the city of Palopo.
Animal world
Dogs 'myths' in world history
Shortly after the successful launch of the Sputnik-1 satellite on October 4, 1967, Soviet scientists quickly promoted the launch of the Sputnik-2 spacecraft to bring the…
Environment
Extremely hot sun sets a record in many parts of the world
According to Sputnik, surprisingly high temperatures are the result of significant and persistent masses of hot air swirling around the planet's northern half.
Environment
Russia moves huge ice sheets, larger than icebergs that sink Titanic
According to Sputnik, the iceberg is the largest and heaviest iceberg ever moved by Russia, twice as heavy as the ice piercing and sinking the Titanic on the fateful nig…
Environment
The Arctic temperature is the highest in 44,000 years
According to the latest report in the Geography magazine, the average Arctic temperature in the summer of this century reached the highest mark in the last 44,000 years.
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The latest series of Pluto from the New Horizon spacecraft
On September 10, NASA announced that it had received the latest series of images sent back from the spacecraft of New Horizons.
Photo library
Simulate 14,000 artificial satellites flying around the earth
A software developer simulates the sight of thousands of artificial satellites flying in space and their strange movement trajectories.
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The first half-century satellite of humankind
Rounded 50 years ago on October 4, 1957, world history marked a new milestone by the Soviet Union launching its first satellite into space. This event kicked off a space…