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Sixty years of space exploration

Inthesixdecadessincethespaceracebegan,explorationoftheuniversehastakenseveralgiantleaps.TheSovietUnion’slaunchofSputnikOneinNovember1957startedthe“SpaceAge.”Tha

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The sun to be cooler by 2050: study

Thesunmightbeunusuallycoolby2050,accordingtoanewstudy.Basedonthecoolingspiralofrecentsolarcycles,scientistsfromUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegobelievethenext"gra

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China to build ‘earth simulator’ in Beijing suburbs

ChinahasannouncedplanstoconstructanearthsystemsimulatingdeviceinHuairouScienceCity,acomprehensivenationalsciencecenterinBeijing,accordingtotheMinistryofLandandR

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Denmark, Greenland sign agreement on uranium

Denmark and Greenland have reached an agreement on the rules for future commercial exports of uranium from the island, local media reported Tuesday.

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China launches HD earth observation satellite

​China on Tuesday launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-4, as part of the country's high-definition (HD) earth observation project.

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Austrian scientists record massive solar eruption

Scientists from the University of Graz in Austria registered on Wednesday one of the strongest solar radiation eruptions to occur during the past ten years that had led to radio failures, ORF reported Thursday.

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Climate change thawing Tibet plateau's frozen earth

The perennial frozen earth on China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has shrunk by 16 percent over the past three decades as a result of global warming, according to new research results.

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Chinese rare earth miner's profits nosedive

China Minmetals Rare Earth Co. Ltd, a leading miner in the business, posted a drastic decline in net profits in the first quarter of 2014 due to low rare earth prices.

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Experts call for mechanism to fight illegal rare earth mining

Rare earth experts said at an industry forum that a mechanism should be established to combat illegal rare earth mining and production.

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China's rare earth industry sees progress, challenges

China's rare earth industry has made progress since the State Council implemented a series of new policies, and more actions will be taken to ensure the industry's healthy development, a government official said Thursday.

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China urges local governments to regulate rare earth sector

Chinese authorities have launched a three-month campaign that highlights the role and responsibilities of local governments in cracking down on illegal activity in the rare earth sector.

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Vietnam, Japan vow to boost rare earth cooperation

Vietnam and Japan have determined to speed up the implementation of a cooperative agreement on developing rare earth between the two nations, Vietnam's government online newspaper (VGP) reported on Wednesday.

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China's rare earth giant to form megacompany

China's top rare earth producer plans to gain control of 12 other firms in the sector. The move is the company's first step in its ambition to create a massive rare earth enterprise that will integrate light rare earth resources in China's northern region.