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Detecting water on the surface of the Moon
Space science

Detecting water on the surface of the Moon

By studying soil samples collected from the Moon after Apollo missions, scientists at the University of Tennessee (USA) discovered that the soil sample contained water i…

December 17, 2018
New findings help prove the theory of black holes
Space science

New findings help prove the theory of black holes

American astronomers from the University of California (Los Angeles, UCLA, USA) on October 4 found that a star with orbit moves very close to the giant black hole in the…

December 17, 2018
Detecting clouds of 'pig tail' on the galaxy
Space science

Detecting clouds of 'pig tail' on the galaxy

The group of Japanese scientists at Keio University and the National Astronomical Observatory on September 4 published a photo of gas clouds forming very beautiful swirl…

December 17, 2018
Find meteor craters to kill dinosaurs
Space science

Find meteor craters to kill dinosaurs

Scientists have shown that a large 25km-diameter crater was discovered on Victoria Island (Canadian archipelago) formed by a meteor shower that killed all dinosaurs, acc…

December 17, 2018
Worms live longer when flying into space
Space science

Worms live longer when flying into space

Flying in space can help you live longer, according to an expert from the University of Nottingham (UK). However, the researcher this time is the parasite Caenorhabditis…

December 17, 2018
Time travel
Space science

Time travel

A favorite topic of science fiction films is 'the portal', ie space or time gates connecting astronauts with distant worlds.

December 17, 2018
FPT satellite is about to fly to space
Space science

FPT satellite is about to fly to space

FSpace Space Research Laboratory, FPT Technology Research Institute - FPT University, F-1 satellite has passed the flight safety assessment, meeting the technical standa…

December 17, 2018
Discovering new features of Neptune
Space science

Discovering new features of Neptune

Erich Karkoschka, a scientist from the University of Arizona, USA, accurately calculated the self-motion time within a week of this giant planet is 15 hours 57 minutes 5…

December 17, 2018
Stars are abandoned
Space science

Stars are abandoned

It is not easy to get a star out of its galaxy, but experts at Vanderbilt University (USA) have identified a group of more than 675 stars falling into this situation. Wa…

December 17, 2018
Discover the planet's most planetary star
Space science

Discover the planet's most planetary star

According to research by scientists at the University of Hertfordshire (UK), HD 10180 - a Sun-like star of the Hydrus constellation - may include nine planets orbiting i…

December 17, 2018