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 ...
Chang’e-6 aiming to land on dark side of Earth’s sole satellite, gather samples from an area of critical interest and return ...
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 ...
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.
All told, the mission should take roughly 56 days to complete. China’s potential return to the moon marks a significant ...
The Chang’e 6 mission will advance Beijing’s ambitions to become a space power and scientific force, but its steady progress ...
China on Friday launched a mission to collect samples from the moon's hidden side, a first in space exploration history, and ...
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 ...
The Chang’e-6 mission aims to land in the Moon’s oldest and largest crater, collect rocks, and bring them back to Earth.
NASA/JSC SHARE If we want to establish a permanent human presence on the moon ... take what has gone on on planet Earth for years, grabbing territory, and saying it’s mine and people fighting ...