Then, in late 2020, the Chang'e-5 mission landed on the near side of the Moon and successfully collected 1.7 kg of rocks.
China launched an uncrewed lunar mission Friday that aims to bring back samples from the far side of the moon for the first ...
China is about to take one giant leap in that direction if the nation successfully gathers samples from the part of the moon ...
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he ...
Chang’e-6 aiming to land on dark side of Earth’s sole satellite, gather samples from an area of critical interest and return ...
All told, the mission should take roughly 56 days to complete. China’s potential return to the moon marks a significant ...
China on Friday launched a mission to collect samples from the moon's hidden side, a first in space exploration history, and ...
The Chang’e 6 mission will advance Beijing’s ambitions to become a space power and scientific force, but its steady progress ...
China's advancing space exploration program has launched a new lunar probe to explore the far side of the moon. China has its own space station and conceptual plans for a moon base.
Plus, Trump’s hush money trial will close out another week with more testimony from forensic analyst Doug Daus about data on ...
If successful, the Chang’e-6 mission will be the first in history to return a sample from a part of the moon that we never get to see from Earth. By Katrina Miller On Friday, China launched a ... It ...
The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe doubles the resolution of Apollo-era maps and will support the space ambitions of China ...