In general, when a spacecraft, probe or rocket wreckage re-enters the atmosphere, they are fast, reaching several kilometers per second or even faster
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Extraterrestrial
400 Million Kilometres Away, a Probe Captures a View Of a Martian Ravine, Bringing The Planet To Life
Nowadays, Mars is obviously unsuitable for direct human habitation, because the environment of Mars is very different from that of Earth, such as Mars is unusually arid, desolate and without a trace of life. Despite this, scientists are still keen to explore Mars
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This satellite is the communications satellite LES-1. In the 1960s and 1970s, the United States launched several such communications satellites, from LES-1 to LES-9, which were relatively small, weighing only about 32 kg, each with a horn antenna and an x-band transponder, as well as a 237 MHz signal transmitter, which were powered mainly by solar panels
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Extraterrestrial
What Is So Special About Gliese 581g, Thought To Be The Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Known?
It has been billions of years since life appeared on earth, and although there are seven planets in our solar system in addition to earth, as well as a number of dwarf planets, moons and other relatively large bodies, so far we have not found alien life on any other planet in our solar system for the time being. Even mars, another earth-like planet in the habitable zone of our solar system, has not found a single sign of life. Could it be that life on earth is really unique and no other planet is allowed to have life?
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Extraterrestrial
18.8 Billion Kilometres Away, Seven Months Out Of Control, Voyager 2 Sends a Message To Earth: Hello
It's good news that Earth has regained contact with Voyager 2 after such a long period of loss of control. But somewhat sadly, Voyager 2 is carrying very little battery power left
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Science
How Terrible Is The Strongest Known 'Starquake'? It's The Equivalent Of a 21 Magnitude Earthquake And Would Be Too Much For Earth To Handle
Earthquakes are a natural phenomenon known to all of us, and they are not unique to the earth. In theory, any planet with a solid crust can have an 'earthquake', and for the sake of distinction, we can call it a 'starquake'. The strength of a 'starshock' varies from planet to planet, so how terrible is the strongest known 'starshock'?
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Extraterrestrial
Another Potentially Habitable Planet Has Been Discovered, And The Only Thing Scientists Are Worried About Is The Possibility Of Alien Life
This exoplanet, known as TOI 700d, is about 101.5 light years away from our Earth, which means that even if we were to travel to this exoplanet in a light-speed spacecraft, it would take at least 101.5 years of flight to reach it, so it is very far away