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'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system: US scientists A previously unknown giant planet may have been discovered lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system, US scientists announced.

21 января 2016

Glaciers may be gone in 65 years, Kazakhstan may face water shortages: Dr Severskiy Dzhungar Alatau glaciers can disappear by 2080 and Kazakhstan will be experiencing water shortages, said Doctor of Geographical Sciences Igor Severskiy.

31 июля 2015

Solar power plant developed by Nazarbayev University researchers and SunPower presented in Astana A solar power plant SunPower Oasis C-7 has been presented in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.

16 июля 2015

Northern parts of Kazakhstan to witness solar eclipse on March 20 The first complete solar eclipse of the year is going to take place on March 20, 15 hours prior to the astronomical spring in the Northern hemisphere - equinox.

15 марта 2015

NASA films grandiose eruption on the Sun NASA has released a 40-second video that captured a grand coronal mass ejection from the surface of the Sun at the speed of 1.5 million miles per hour (2.4 kilometers per hour).

08 июля 2014

'Godzilla' of Earths circles distant star Astronomers have spotted the "Godzilla" of all Earths, a huge rocky planet orbiting a star 560 light years away that is changing scientists' understanding of the origins of the universe.

03 июня 2014

Sun sets on Spaniards' solar power dreams "The sun could be yours," the Spanish government promised in 2007, encouraging citizens to invest in solar power. Many who did now wish they could give it back.

12 мая 2014

Atmospheric magic: three suns in Atyrau Residents of Atyrau observed an extraordinary natural phenomenon this week – three suns in the sky.

02 февраля 2014

Comet ISON vanishes as it circles the sun Comet ISON appears to have flown too close to the surface of the sun Thursday and vanished as it circled the fiery surface, astronomers said.

29 ноября 2013

Will comet ISON survive its near brush with the Sun? US astrophysicists are split over what will happen when the comet ISON passes near the sun Thursday, but a majority think it will break apart.

27 ноября 2013

NASA launches satellite to study solar material The US space agency launched a satellite late Thursday to unlock the secrets of the Sun's lower atmosphere.

28 июня 2013

Second sun may shine over Astana Astana citizen and inventor Valeriy Kulichenko suggested to put up an artificial sun above Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

18 февраля 2013