The Chang'e 6 mission's two spacecraft docked on Thursday (June 6) in lunar orbit. Samples of the moon's far side were transferred for return to Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side in June. Its moon lander, Chang'e 6, used a robotic scoop and drill to collect approximately 5 pounds (2 ...

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The Chang'e 6 mission successfully returned 1.935 kg of lunar farside samples, marking the first-ever sample return from this region. Analysis of these samples revealed basalt fragments dating back to ...

This study is led by Dr. XIAN Haiyang and Dr. ZHU Jianxi of the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. On June 25, 2024, the Chang’e-6 mission successfully achieved the ...

The Chang'e-6 lander, topped with an ascent vehicle, imaged by a small rover in Apollo crater on the lunar far side. Credit: CNSA/CLEP HELSINKI — Material from the far side of the moon has begun its ...

Chang'e 6 will haul dirt and rocks home from the mysterious lunar far side. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China is headed back ...

The far side of the moon and distant Earth, imaged by the 2014 Chang’e-5 T1 mission service module. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences HELSINKI — China’s Chang’e-6 mission lander made a successful ...