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China unfurls flag on dark side of the Moon as probe heads back to Earth
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoChina’s Chang’e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the Moon, starting its journey back...
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPotentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into...
What's Under This Hole on the Surface of Mars?
Universe Today· 5 days agoIf the planet is anything like Earth or the Moon, it may have large underground lava tubes that could house shelters. Collapsed sections of lava tubes,...
NASA Mars Rover Picks Up Pet Rock Named ‘Dwayne’
Forbes· 3 days agoYour best friend, the Ingenuity helicopter, has reached the end of its mission. The Perseverance Mars rover has a little companion tucked into one of its...
China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoChina's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed Sunday on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state media reported -- the latest leap for...
Dusty Dilemmas: NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Navigates Rocky Riddles
SciTechDaily· 6 days agoNASA’s Curiosity Mars rover’s planned scientific activities were adapted due to a mundane workspace...
Beyond the Planets: The Quirky Underdogs of the Solar System
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe Sun is orbited by eight planets, at least five dwarf planets, tens of thousands of asteroids,...
NASA to Measure Moonquakes With Help From InSight Mars Mission
NASA· 6 days agoPart of a payload called Farside Seismic Suite (FSS) that was recently assembled at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the two seismometers are expected to arrive in 2026 ...
China Lands Spacecraft on Far Side of the Moon
New York Times· 2 days agoThe landing brings the Chang’e-6 mission a step closer to being the first to return a sample from the part of the moon that’s never seen from Earth....
Open questions on carbonaceous matter in meteorites - Communications Chemistry
Nature· 6 days agoExtraterrestrial carbon gives insights into the origin of life and processes that took place billions of years ago in our solar system. Here, the authors provide an overview of what is known and of unanswered questions with a meteoritical focus.