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By Nidhi Jacob Claims of China becoming the first country to land on the moon's South Pole a few years ago has been viral on social media. Those claiming, have cited an article published on History.com, titled, "China Makes Historic Landing on 'Dark Side' of the Moon" as the basis of their claim. Several readers sent BOOM the article requesting us to check its veracity. On August 23, 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan - 3 successfully landed on the moon's south polar region. While most news reports stated that India was the first country to land on the south pole...
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By Hazel Gandhi An image purporting to show imprints of the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) logo and the national emblem on the moon's surface is viral online as real. BOOM found that the image has been made using Photoshop and no such image has been shared by ISRO yet. India became the first country to land on the moon's south pole and the fourth country in the world to land on the moon after Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander rolled out on the moon's surface on August 23, 2023. The image of the imprint is viral in this context. One caption on X (formerly Twitter) reads, "Image permane...
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By The Conversation Danny C Price , Curtin University Some 540 million years ago, diverse life forms suddenly began to emerge from the muddy ocean floors of planet Earth. This period is known as the Cambrian Explosion, and these aquatic critters are our ancient ancestors. All complex life on Earth evolved from these underwater creatures. Scientists believe all it took was an ever-so-slight increase in ocean oxygen levels above a certain threshold. We may now be in the midst of a Cambrian Explosion for artificial intelligence (AI). In the past few years, a burst of incredibly capable AI program...
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By The Conversation Gareth Dorrian , University of Birmingham and Ian Whittaker , Nottingham Trent University It's been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of Nasa's Artemis 1 mission (finally), the inauguration of the James Webb Space Telescope, and the completion of China's Tiangong space station. 2023 is set to be another busy year. Here are five of the most exciting missions to watch out for. 1. Jupiter Icy Moons ExplorerIn April, the European Space Agency (Esa) is set to launch the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice), in what will be Europe's fir...
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