June 25, 2024 marked a new “first” in spaceflight history. China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft brought back rock samples from a vast region on the moon called the South Pole-Aitken Basin. After Chang’e 6 landed on the “far side” of the moon, on the southern rim of the Apollo Crater, it returned with about 1.9 kilograms … Read more
HELSINKI – China is gearing up for future space missions after retrieving nearly two kilos of lunar samples from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-6 reentry capsule landed back on Earth on June 25, successfully ending a 53-day mission. The capsule was recovered as planned in the grasslands of Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia. … Read more
America’s status as the world’s greatest power will end for the same reason its predecessors did: crushed by a mountain of debt that politicians can easily ignore, historians warn. And the United States’ century at the top could come to an end sooner than expected, with countries in Asia increasingly likely to pull the plug. … Read more
The International Energy Agency forecast this month that global oil capacity could exceed demand by 2030, leading to a bearish trend for oil prices. OPEC has not specified a timeline for production increases, but has said its actions will depend on market conditions. Oil prices, which are influenced by many factors other than supply and … Read more