Six new planets discovered
The discovery of six new planets could hold the key to unlocking the geology of the rocky planets outside the Earth’s Solar System.
Research led by Professor Carole Haswell, Head of Astronomy at the OU, found the exoplanets – planets outside the Solar System – as part of the Dispersed Matter Planet Project (DMPP).
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China set to blast off to the far side of the Moon – here’s what it could discover
China is attempting to recover the first ever soil and rock samples from the lunar far side. The surface mission, Chang’e 6, named after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang’e, is a successor to the successful sample return mission, Chang’e 5, and a part of the Chinese lunar exploration programme.
