Recent reports that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected signs of life on a distant planet outside the solar system are unfortunately a bit premature. This is the result of research conducted by scientists from the University of California Riverside (UCR). Although it is likely to disappoint all of us enthusiastic about confirmation… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Chang’e-4 mission touched down in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, China became the first and only country to land on the far side of the moon, the side that is… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Chang’e-4 mission touched down in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, China became the first and only country to land on the far side of the moon, the side that is… Read More »
Within the next few years, no one knows exactly when, three NASA satellites, each weighing as much as an elephant, will go dark. They are already drifting, slowly losing their height. They’ve been looking after the planet for more than two decades, much longer than anyone expected, helping us predict weather, manage wildfires, track oil… Read More »
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China launched a lunar probe Friday to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could shed light on the differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It’s the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with… Read More »
WENCHANG SPACE LAUNCH SITE, China — China launched an uncrewed lunar spacecraft on Friday in a first-of-its-kind mission to return samples from the far side of the moon, the latest step in a rapidly advancing Chinese space program that is spurring competition with the United States and others. Chang’e 6 lifted off on time at… Read More »
New Delhi — It’s still spring, but hundreds of millions of people in South and Southeast Asia are already facing scorching heat. The summer heat came early, breaking records and even claiming lives. With the onset of summer, the weather is expected to get much worse in May and June. At the beginning of May,… Read More »
More than 27,000 asteroids in our solar system were missed in existing telescope images; But thanks to a new algorithm powered by artificial intelligence, we now have a catalog of them. The scientists behind the discovery say this tool makes it easier to find and track millions of asteroids. Soil one day. The world will… Read More »
Headlines are flying after the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows across the country. Nirav Shah, deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a May 1 event at the Alien Council that tests had detected the virus among cattle in nine states,… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China bulletin explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it’s affecting the world. China is scheduled to launch an uncrewed lunar mission aimed at returning samples from the far side of the moon for the first time, in a potentially big step… Read More »