Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

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Scientists and space explorers have been on the hunt to determine where and how much ice is present on the moon. Water ice ...

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The world’s first satellite constellation in Earth-moon space is up and running ... Technology under the Chinese Academy of ...

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