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On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...- Scientists found a small asteroid visitor near Earth, and it may be a chunk of the MoonA small space rock, 2024 PT5, is fascinating scientists with its Earth-like orbit. Researchers now suggest it might be a piece of the Moon....
- Scientists Thought This Ancient Ocean Floor Was Destroyed Forever: Until Hidden Rocks Revealed a Lost Piece of Earth’s Earliest CrustScientists have unearthed evidence of Earth's ancient oceanic crust, older than four billion years, hidden within modern continental rocks ...
- Quote of the day by Neil Armstrong: 'It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth' - A humbling lesson about humanity's place in this universe by the first man on the moonAs the first human on the Moon, Neil Armstrong famously reflected on the Earth’s fragility, calling it a “tiny pea, pretty and blue.” This ...
- Samples obtained by Chinese spacecraft show moon's ancient volcanismChina's Chang'e-6 mission brought back the first-ever samples from the moon's far side, revealing volcanic activity lasting at least 1.4 bi...
- All about China's lunar probe that returned with samples collected from far side of the moonChina's latest lunar probe has brought back some amazing artefacts, including samples like a volcanic rock that may be nearly 2.5 million y...
- Moon moving away from Earth? Here's what it means for our planetThe Moon, Earth’s one and only natural satellite that’s always there. But it is moving away from us and it’s actually changing our understa...
- China to launch first probe to return samples from Moon's far sideA rocket carrying the Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled to blast off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan prov...
- Moon may be 40 million years older than thought: StudyA study suggests that the Moon is at least 4.46 billion years old, pushing back its age by 40 million years. Researchers used crystals brou...
- 7 Best Science Books for Curious KidsScience books are easy to learn and can help children understand the world better. We have identified some of the best science books for ch...
- American singer Tom Verlaine passes away at 73Guitarist and singer Tom Verlaine, a pioneer of the New York punk rock scene and co-founder of band Television, has passed away at 73.
- China prepares for return of Chang'e lunar probe with moon samplesThe Chang'e probe is expected to land in the Siziwang district of the vast Inner Mongolia region late Wednesday or early Thursday. It fired...
- China in final preparations for latest lunar missionChang'e 5 is China's most ambitious lunar mission yet and marks the first time in four decades that any country has sought to bring rocks a...
- A detailed colour map of the moon is now here to help with future lunar landingsThe Unified Geological Map of the Moon was built by collating aerial survey of the lunar surface dating back decades to the iconic Apollo 1...
- Our moon was formed 4.51 bn years ago: ScientistsWashington, Jan 13 (IANS) The moon is at least 4.51 billion years old -- or 40-140 million years older than previously thought, says new re...
- Chinese rover discovers new type of Moon rockChinese lunar rover Yutu has discovered new volcanic rocks on Moon unlike those returned by Apollo and Luna missions, offering tantalising ...
- Pluto may have giant icy volcanoes: NASAThe two cryovolcano candidates are large features measuring tens of kilometres across and several kilometres high, NASA said.
- Researchers develop new technique to measure age of Moon rocksMany of the techniques used to date rocks on Earth are not practical in spaceflight, but the new technique can avoid sophisticated sample p...
- Titan's dissolving surface created its mysterious lakes: New studyApart from Earth, Titan is the only body in the Solar System known to possess surface lakes and seas, as seen by the international Cassini ...
- Moon's volcanic activity slowed down gradually: NASAScores of distinctive rock deposits observed by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) are estimated to be less than 100 million years old.
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