BEIJING (AP) – Following the successful return of lunar rocks by its Changi 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for a future mission that will form the ultimate lunar base to host human explorers, a senior space program official said Thursday. China’s next three lunar missions will be to retrieve …
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In our endless quest to understand the universe and our place within it, precious little blips in the data can signal a whole new world. The light of the star could betray the presence of filled planets in the layer – and now astronomers have taken the first steps towards …
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Invisible structures created by the gravitational interaction in the solar system have formed the “space superhighway” network, astronomers have discovered. These channels enable rapid travel of objects through space, and can be used for our own space exploration purposes, as well as for the study of comets and asteroids. Using …
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(Newser) – This year’s winter solstice comes with a nice bonus for sky watchers: Jupiter and Saturn will be so close that they will look like a double planet on December 21, Fox Science reports. In fact, the Earth’s age has not had a chance to show a glimpse of …
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Jupiter and Saturn may appear to be spinning and whirling, but they are stormy storms that are literally and otherwise out of this world. Nothing like this happens on earth. Fierce storms on these gas giants were thought to have originated from the atmosphere below, as they have on our …
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