Blind trust in social media cements conspiracy beliefs
The ability to identify misinformation only benefits people who have some skepticism toward social media, according to a new study from Washington State University.
The ability to identify misinformation only benefits people who have some skepticism toward social media, according to a new study from Washington State University.
Social Sciences
Mar 05, 2021
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With its impeccable landing on Thursday, NASA's Perseverance became the fifth rover to reach Mars—so when can we finally expect the long-held goal of a crewed expedition to materialize?
Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2021
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An international research team led by the University of Bern has discovered an exotic binary system composed of two young planet-like objects, orbiting around each other from a very large distance. Although these objects ...
Astronomy
Dec 16, 2020
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Chinese ground crews are standing by for the landing of the first new samples of rocks and soil from the moon in more than 40 years.
Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2020
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A Chinese spacecraft lifted off from the moon Thursday night with a load of lunar rocks, the first stage of its return to Earth, the government space agency reported.
Space Exploration
Dec 03, 2020
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China said Thursday its latest lunar probe has finished taking samples of the moon's surface and sealed them within the spacecraft for return to Earth, the first time such a mission has been attempted by any country in more ...
Space Exploration
Dec 03, 2020
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NASA on Monday revealed its latest plan to return astronauts to the Moon in 2024, and estimated the cost of meeting that deadline at $28 billion, $16 billion of which would be spent on the lunar landing module.
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2020
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Dynetics has announced on its website that it has completed building a human landing system (HLS) for evaluation by NASA. It is now on display at a facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The HLS by Dynetics is one of three HLS ...
A team of researchers has found evidence suggesting that the regolith material on which the Chinese rover Yutu-2 is situated consists mainly of material that was thrown there when an asteroid struck the moon nearby. In their ...
The unusual dark greenish and glistening 'gel-like' substance in a crater on the far side of the moon has attracted widespread interest following its discovery by the Chang'e-4 rover in July 2019.
Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2020
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