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A Global Color Map of Mars, Courtesy of China’s Tianwen-1 Mission

In July 2020, China's Tianwen-1 mission arrived in orbit around Mars, consisting of six robotic elements: an orbiter, a lander,…

3 months ago

China's Lunar Samples Contain Graphene Flakes

In 2004, scientists at the University of Manchester first isolated and investigated graphene, the supermaterial composed of single-layer carbon atoms…

4 months ago

Astronomers Have Tools That Can Help Detect Deepfake Images

There's a burgeoning arms race between Artificial Intelligence (AI) deepfake images and the methods used to detect them. The latest…

4 months ago

China Creates a High-Resolution Atlas of the Moon

Multiple space agencies are looking to send crewed missions to the Moon's southern polar region in this decade and the…

7 months ago

The Moon had Volcanoes More Recently Than Previously Believed

Recent analysis of the samples returned by the Chang'e-5 mission reveal that volcanic activity on the Moon lasted longer than…

2 years ago