Representative organic matter in lunar soil samples from Chang’e-6 (A, B) and Chang’e-5 (C, D). /CMG
Scientists have identified multiple nitrogen-containing organic compounds on the surfaces of lunar soil samples returned by China’s Chang’e-5 and…
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Artemis II Astronauts Witnessed 6 Meteorites Colliding With the Moon
During their flyby of the far side of the moon, the Artemis II astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft saw as many as six flashes emerging from the lunar surface. Surprisingly, they were witnessing small meteorites impacting the ground and…
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Joint study on ‘time capsule’ lunar soil from Chang’e-5, -6 missions reveals evolutionary processes of organics in solar system
Representative organics identified in Chang’e-5 and Chang’e-6 lunar samples Photo: Courtesy of Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
A joint study by Chinese and international scientists has for the first time…
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Artemis II crew prepares for Earth re-entry – Pakistan Today
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts said they are preparing for a high-speed, fiery re-entry after becoming the farthest-flying humans in history during a moon flyby. The crew is due to splash down off California on Friday.
WASHINGTON: Four astronauts…
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‘Chills’: Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them
They took thousands of photographs and documented copious observations on their voyage around the Moon, but as they sped closer to home the Artemis astronauts said Wednesday they have barely started processing the extraordinary experience they…
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Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive
After successfully completing their mission to the Moon, the Artemis II crew are about to return to Earth.
The four astronauts set a new record for how far humans have travelled from Earth, reaching a maximum distance of 406,771 kilometres…
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Humans reached Australia 60,000 years ago, new DNA study reveals
A large international collaboration between researchers at the University of Huddersfield and the University of Southampton has provided new insight into when and how modern humans, Homo sapiens, first settled New Guinea and Australia.
The…
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Stem cell study identifies universal checkpoint controlling cell identity
A study published in Cell Research advances a central idea in stem cell biology by identifying a checkpoint that controls the identity of many different types of stem cells across developmental stages.
For nearly two decades,…
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How Dr Christina Koch’s path inspires Pacific youth
As the Artemis II crew prepares for splashdown, Pacific eyes are on Dr Christina Koch, the first woman to travel into deep space and her unique connection to the people of American Sāmoa.
Koch has long celebrated her ties to the islands. On a…
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