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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,…

6 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…

7 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…

7 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…

10 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