Two state-of-the-art radio telescopes, each featuring 40-meter-diameter antennas, were officially launched on Friday in China. Strategically positioned in the northeast (Jilin Province’s Changbai Mountain area) and southwest (Shigatse, Xizang Autonomous Region), these installations…
Titan is among the most captivating worlds in the solar system for several compelling reasons. It possesses a hydrological cycle powered by methane, rather than water. It is the solar system’s second-largest moon,…
Several years ago, NASA’s Curiosity rover detected traces of methane in the Martian atmosphere at levels significantly higher than the usual background. However, a few months later, the methane vanished, only to reappear…
China‘s space agency may become the first to bring Martian samples to Earth, with a mission targeting a return of rocks and sediment by 2031. In the November issue of National Science Review,…
Panspermia is the hypothesis suggesting that life can endure and spread between planetary bodies, offering an alternative pathway for the emergence of life on planets within a solar system. The discovery of extraterrestrial…
In their early history, Earth and Mars were strikingly similar. Around four billion years ago, both planets boasted vast, warm seas. However, while Earth managed to preserve its oceans, Mars saw its waters…
Recent studies challenge the long-standing scientific practice of using the Milky Way as a universal model for galaxy formation, suggesting our home galaxy may not be as representative as previously believed. “The Milky…
China’s ambitious mission to explore resource technologies at the moon’s south pole is gaining momentum, with the intriguing possibility of featuring a humanoid element. Wang Qiong, the chief designer of the Chang’e 8…
Although no direct evidence of life has been discovered on Mars, a recent NASA study suggests that microbes might survive beneath frozen water on the planet’s surface. Using computer modeling, the researchers demonstrated…
A new theoretical model offers a way to estimate the likelihood of intelligent life emerging in our universe—and in any hypothetical universes beyond. This approach has similarities to the well-known Drake Equation, devised…