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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Study reveals the'' normal'' that was born with the Sun


Opposing to what was previously thought, the birth of the Sun did not occur in exceptional condition, and many other stars were formed at the same time, according to a study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Matthieu Gounelle, the French research center CNRS, and Georges Meynet, Geneva Observatory, were able to establish the "genealogy" of the Sun from the presence of a radioactive element,

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Natural Satellite of Mercury


This discovery image affords the first evidence Mercury that naturally has a small satellite or moon. Observable as a small bright spot in an image taken yesterday by the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) Wide Angle Camera (WAC), the moon is approximately 70 meters (230 feet) in diameter and orbits at a mean distance Mercury of 14.300 km (8.890 miles). A proposal to name the moon "Caduceus," Carried by the staff after the Roman god Mercury,

Shenzhu returns to Earth after a successful mission IX spatial


The astronauts stayed about 50 minutes in the capsule to begin become accustomed to return to Earth and gravity.

The three astronauts Shenzhu IX mission, including a woman for the first time, landed on Friday in Inner Mongolia, northwest China, following a successful 13-day mission, according to state TV footage CCTV.