Space news this week: ‘Signs of aliens’, cosmic cannibalism and the fastest-growing black hole

Space news this week: ‘Signs of aliens’, cosmic cannibalism and the fastest-growing black hole

China said it may have detected signs of alien civilisations China said that its massive Giant Eye telescope may have picked up signs of alien civilisations, according to a report by the state-backed Science and Technology Daily. The publication later appeared to have deleted reports and posts about the discovery but not before it began […]

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China’s Chang’E-5 lander finds evidence of native water on the Moon

China’s Chang’E-5 lander finds evidence of native water on the Moon

Samples collected by China’s lunar lander Chang’E-5 have delivered the first definitive confirmation of the evidence of native water on the Moon. The lander collected samples from the Moon’s Oceanus Procellarum, an ancient mare basalt whose name means “Ocean of Storms”. An on-board spectral analysis gave the first confirmation of water signal in 2020 and […]

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Moon’s ancient volcanoes could have created thick sheets of ice on its surface

Moon’s ancient volcanoes could have created thick sheets of ice on its surface

While the Moon could be considered geologically dead today, that wasn’t the case in the past. Billions of years ago, many volcanic eruptions happened on the surface of the moon, blanketing many parts of its surface with hot lava.  After cooling down over the years, this created the dark blotches or maria, giving the moon […]

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