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How a declassified mission may reinforce West’s worry over China’s space power
South China Morning Post· 3 days agoEarth, but will pass safely by. This was a mission that took place in January 2022, but has only now...
Shining light on the sun in the summer sky
The Republican· 9 hours agoMost of the rest belongs to Jupiter, so the sun in the center barely registers the gravitational tug of the other planets, moons,asteroids, comets and...
Next-Generation Radar Will Map Threatening Asteroids
Universe Today· 7 days agoWhen the Arecibo Observatory dish in Puerto Rico collapsed in 2020, astronomers lost a powerful radio telescope and a unique radar instrument to map the...
Mystery of unique double moon shines light on planet formation
Newsweek· 7 days agoAn asteroid floating in our solar system has been discovered to have a very weird and unique double moon—and it might just change the way we think about how planets form.
Forget Mars — This Unseen Frontier Is Worth Quintillions Of Dollars (18 Zeroes)
Benzinga via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoThis mission is a significant step toward a new frontier in space exploration: the vast and resource-rich asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The Psyche mission is about ...
Rare fossil of adolescent Tyrannosaurus - 'Teen Rex'- found by US kids
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA rare fossil of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in North Dakota's badlands - a...
Chinese Probe Achieves First-Ever Blast Off From Moon’s Far Side In Daring Rock Return
Forbes· 2 days agoChina’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft has launched from the moon’s far side, the first-ever vehicle to do so....
Double-moon asteroid described for the first time - Science
Weston Forum· 3 days agoA team of researchers used NASA’s Lucy space probe to discover a split moon orbiting an asteroid for the first time. “It’s the first time we’ve seen a system like this,” said ...
China Lands on Dark Side of the Moon, Prepares to Gather Loot and Return to Earth
Futurism via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGoing Dark China has just successfully scored its latest forte in the space race after landing on...
China just landed on the moon. And it released footage.
Mashable· 2 days agoChina announced that, for the second time, it landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the...