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NASA’s Artemis mission aims to explore the Moon’s south pole, a region believed to hold 4-billion-year-old geological secrets that could illuminate the early history of the solar system. Scientists anticipate that the south polar craters, shielded from sunlight, contain ancient rock and ice deposits, potentially preserving a record of the Moon’s formation and Earth-Moon evolution. These discoveries could provide insights into planetary processes, volatile compounds, and the origins of water in the inner solar system.

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has identified a supermassive black hole undergoing an unprecedented growth phase, offering critical insights into the evolution of galaxies and cosmic structures. The black hole, located billions of light-years away, is accreting matter at extraordinary rates, emitting intense X-rays detectable across vast cosmic distances. This discovery provides a rare opportunity to study the dynamics of extreme astrophysical phenomena, including energy output, accretion mechanics, and interactions with surrounding interstellar material.