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Astronomers make discoveries revealing some mysteries of exoplanets
Astronomers have discovered six exoplanets, which may lead to better understanding of planets outside the Solar System, the Open University in UK announced on Monday.
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China launches crop diseases, pests monitoring research center
A research center of crop diseases and pest monitoring and early warning has been founded in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, according to Tuesday's China Science Daily.
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Looking down on a decade: Satellite images tell the stories
There has been no shortage of big news over the last decade. Spanning the globe, some stories were expected while others caught the world off guard. Some were so massive they were visible from space, captured through state-of-the-art imaging satellites belonging to technology company and imagery provider Maxar Technologies. Together, The Associated Press and Maxar assembled a selection of the most striking images.
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Boeing crew capsule returning to Earth after aborted flight
Boeing aimed to bring its Starliner crew capsule back to Earth on Sunday to end its first test flight, a mission cut short by an improperly set clock on the spacecraft.
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Boeing's Starliner capsule makes launch debut, but hits snag
Boeing's new Starliner capsule ran into trouble and went off course in orbit minutes after blasting off Friday on its first test flight, a crucial dress rehearsal for next year's inaugural launch with astronauts.
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Spotlight: First image of a black hole named Science's Breakthrough of the Year
The Event Horizon Telescope's image of a supermassive black hole was named on Thursday by the influential U.S. journal Science as 2019's Breakthrough of the Year.
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Ethiopia's first satellite launched into space by China
Ethiopia's first-ever satellite has been launched into space by China.
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NASA's Mars 2020 rover completes first driving test
NASA's Mars 2020 rover has successfully passed its first driving test, according to a release of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday.
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NASA's Mars 2020 rover completes first driving test
NASA's Mars 2020 rover has successfully passed its first driving test, according to a release of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday.
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China launches two new BeiDou satellites
China successfully sent two satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 3:22 p.m. Monday.
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