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By retrieving rare volcanic samples from the lunar far side, Chang'e-6 aims to provide answers as to why volcanism was so limited on just one side of the moon.

Starting from a drawing what a satellite might ‘see’ from orbit, NOAA now is reaching new horizons on providing critical information about our planet Earth from above. The post Scientists Are Able To Get High-Definition Images Of Earth Faster Than Ever Before first appeared on Bored Panda.

If global architecture trends are anything to go by, experts are leaning towards fuss-free, community-centric designs. Be it retail spaces that integrate socialising areas, artist residencies with amphitheatres and ‘sculpture plazas’, or public halls in urban and rural settings, architects are putting the focus back on the importance of community.…

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Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere - a trait considered essential for any possibility of harbouring life.

"A severe geomagnetic storm includes the potential for aurora to be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California," NOAA says.

The NOAA has bumped up its geomagnetic storm watch for May 11 to a "rare" level as solar activity continues at high levels and at least four coronal mass ejections propel toward Earth.

A sunspot so big it rivals the gigantic sunspot responsible for the Carrington Event in 1859 has unleashed another X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts on Earth.

The planet's magnetic field may have collapsed around 600 million years ago, enabling a major oxygenation event and perhaps supercharging evolution.

Primordial black holes left over from the Big Bang and no wider than a dime could be a prime target for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope after it launches in 2026.

Last week, the chief scientist of the James Webb Space Telescope, Jane Rigby, was awarded the 2024 Medal of Freedom.