Earth China’s Chang’e 6 returns with first rocks from far side of the moon editor1, July 20, 2024 The Chinese lunar spacecraft Chang’e 6 has touched down in Inner Mongolia, bringing back to Earth the first rock samples from the moon’s far side The Chang’e 6 probe being retrieved in Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia, China Xinhua/Shutterstock China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft has returned to Earth, bringing back the first chunks… Continue Reading
Earth What would happen if Earth was the centre of the solar system? editor1, July 20, 2024 Geocentrism, the idea that everything in the universe revolves around Earth, has long been disproven, but this episode of Dead Planets Society is bringing it back with cataclysmic consequences Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes outlandish ideas about how to tinker with the cosmos – from snapping the… Continue Reading
Earth Moon of Saturn has an equivalent of freshwater rivers and salty oceans editor1, July 20, 2024 The liquid hydrocarbon seas, lakes and rivers on Titan have varying compositions and signs of active tides or currents The north polar region of Titan, imaged using radar signals from the Cassini probe, with hydrocarbon seas coloured blue NASA / JPL-Caltech / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana / USGS Our most detailed… Continue Reading