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Part 2: The History and Future of Planetary Radar
To reach the Green Bank Observatory, you take the road less traveled, winding through scenic and…
China’s Chang’e-6 Lands on Moon’s Far Side to Collect Samples
After touching down on the moon’s far side, China’s Chang’e-6 lander is collecting samples to bring…
A New Way to Make Precise Maps of the Lunar Surface
There was a time when maps of the Moon were created from telescopic observations and drawings.…
Japanese Billionaire Calls Off His Starship Trip Around the Moon
Six years after he announced a grand plan to fly around the moon with a crew…
New Telescope Images of Io are so Good, it Looks like a Spacecraft Took Them
The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), located on Mount Graham in Arizona and run by the University…
Planetary Protection: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has recently investigated a plethora of scientific disciplines, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets,…
South Korea is Planning to Send a Mission to Mars by 2045
It is truly wonderful to see so many nations aspiring to space exploration and trips to…
A New Deep Learning Algorithm Can Find Earth 2.0
How can machine learning help astronomers find Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recently accepted study…
Io Has Been Volcanically Active for its Entire History
Jupiter’s moon Io is a volcanic powerhouse. It’s the most geologically active world in the Solar…