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What is Darwin IV planet?

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Darwin IV is a fictional planet 6.5 light years from the Earth,with two suns and 60% gravity.It was depicted in the series 'Alien Planet' based on Wayne Barlowe's book "Expedition".According to the story,after identifying Darwin IV as a world that could support life.Earth sends a pilot mission consisting of the mothership Von Braun and three probes:Balboa,Da Vinci and Newton.This unmanned fleet is responsible for finding and assessing any life forms on Darwin IV.Initially,the expectation is to find microscopic life,but the probes soon find themselves in the middle of a developed ecosystem teeming with life of all sizes.The viewer experiences Darwin IV through the eyes of the probes Ike(Newton) and Leo(Da Vinci),whose data re relayed back to the mothership and then communicated to Earth.The biological and atmospheric data from the probes and mothership are relayed to viewers through computer voice simulation and on-screen readouts.The drama on Darwin IV is motivated by real science missions,such as the NASA Origins Program and the NASA/JPL Planet-Finder Mission,as well as the European Space Agency's Darwin Project.

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Two moon on 27 August: See Mars In Sky

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Two moon on 27 August

27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for......... ....

Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth. Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.

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