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Human life could be wiped out on March 16, 2880 because a huge asteroid is hurtling towards Earth - and experts don't know how to stop it
Asteroid 1950 DA has a 0.3 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 867 years A possible impact date for 1950 DA is on 16 March, 2880, scientists say…
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The sun's secret eclipse: Moon slides past star - but you had to be in space to see it
In the lower right corner the moon can be seen, having just passed between the observatory and the sun The lunar transit took two and a half …
Technology
Lunokhod: Soviet Moonwalker
On the lander were antennas for communication with the Earth, radio altermeter, Doppler and landing device. The Lunokhod itself was reliably s…
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SpaceX Grasshopper Completes Record Test Flight
SpaceX’s Grasshopper rocket prototype, designed to be reusable instead of burning up in the atmosphere, made a record-setting vertical takeoff an…
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Never-before-seen GIANT virus found that's so unusual it may have come from Mars
The Pandoravirus is one micrometre big - ten times the size of other viruses It is found underwater but is not considered a threat to humans Th…
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Has DRINKABLE water been found on Mars?Expedition rover Opportunity finds first signs it once flowed there
Clay mineral formed in a reaction with water is detected by spectrometer Previous evidence has pointed to water on Mars being extremely acidic …
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Blazing Arc Rains Fire On Sun - Magnetic Solar Flare Loop | Video
On July 19th, 2012, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory witnessed a medium sized flare accompanied by a enormous magnetic loop of superheated…
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The star that behaves like a giant cosmic strobe light: Nasa spots mysterious object that may be a proto-binary system
Every 25.34 days the object hidden behind dust unleashes a burst of light It is the most powerful such object yet seen anywhere in the universe …
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