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[ad_1] Moonlight may be romantic, but it's really not helpful. At only 1 / 400,000th of the sun's brightness, the moon is usually not enough to light the night. Chinese scientists and …
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[ad_1] Measuring the properties of superconducting materials in magnetic fields at temperatures near absolute zero is difficult, but it is necessary to understand their quantum properties. How cold? Less than 0.05 Kelvin …
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[ad_1] People attending the International Moon Observing Night (INOMN) on Saturday (October 20th) have one more thing to celebrate: the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon program this month. And the public …
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[ad_1] According to the China Daily, the world's first artificial moon could be launched by 2020. The Chinese space industry is preparing to put into orbit an artificial moon over the city …
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