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蟹状星云正逐渐暗淡
11-01-14 The Crab Nebula（蟹状星云） , once considered to be a source of energy so stable that astronomers used it to calibrate their instruments, is dimming. LSU physicists Mike Cherry, Gary Case and graduate student James Rodi, together with an internation...
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哈勃望远镜拍摄到唯美的“星际气囊”
10-12-15 The delicate shell, photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, appears to float serenely（安详地，沉着地） in the depths of space, but this apparent calm hides an inner turmoil（混乱，骚动） . The gaseous envelope（气囊，气膜） formed as t...
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天文学家发现首颗富含碳元素的行星
10-12-09 A peculiar（特殊的，奇怪的） gas-giant planet orbiting a sun-like star 1200 light-years away is the first carbon-rich world ever observed. The implications are big for planetary（行星的） chemistry, because without much oxygen, common rocks througho...
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天文学家利用月亮探测中微子
10-12-01 Seeking to detect mysterious, ultra-high-energy neutrinos（中微子） from distant regions of space, a team of astronomers used the Moon as part of an innovative telescope system for the search. Their work gave new insight on the possible origin of th...
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物理学家创造出“超光子”
10-11-26 Physicists from the University of Bonn have developed a completely new source of light, a so-called Bose-Einstein condensate（冷凝物，浓缩物） consisting of photons. Until recently, expert had thought this impossible. This method may potentially be...
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A Chimpanzee and a Norwegian
10-11-26 In 1990 the Swedes sent their first rocket up into outer space with a crew consisting of a chimpanzee（黑猩猩） and a Norwegian. On the control panel in front of them was a red light and a green light. When the red light flashed in indicated that in...
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银河系发现新式巨大的星体结构
10-11-10 NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way -- a finding likened in terms of scale to the discovery of a new continent on Earth. The feature, which spans 50,000 light-years, may be the...
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floordrobe 地板衣橱
10-10-11 有一句话说女人的衣橱是永远都填不满的，意指女人对衣服的热爱是永远不会停歇的。放在现实生活中来说，衣橱再大也有被填满的时候，哪怕你把所有房间的地板都用来放衣服，也总有一天你会无处下脚的。地板上放衣服？你不是没有尝试过吧？ Like its root word, wardrobe,...
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美国宇航局开始太阳探测计划
10-10-07 A University of Delaware researcher is helping to design instruments for a robotic（机器人学） space probe that will go where no other has gone before: the sun. William Matthaeus, professor of physics and astronomy at UD, is involved in NASA's Solar...
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联合国任命首位“星际外交官”
10-09-30 A space ambassador could be appointed by the United Nations to act as the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with Earth. 联合国将任命首位星际外交官，代表人类与试图和地球联系的外星人进行最初接触。 Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astro...
