BEIJING--China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned on Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The probe landed in northern China ...

China has successfully transferred the first-ever samples collected from the far side of the Moon onto its Chang'e-6 spacecraft, paving the way for their highly anticipated return to Earth.

China has named a crater on the far side of the moon after the pioneering Chinese-American scientist Chien-Shiung Wu. Wu was known as the “first lady of physics” for her work on nuclear and particle ...

China's Yutu-2 rover captured imagery of the lunar surface. See rover tracks and views from the far side of the moon. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by ...

China in 2020 returned samples from the moon’s near side, the first time anyone had done so since the former Soviet Union in 1976. Analysis of the samples found they contained water in tiny ...

It has been more than half a year since China's epic Chang'e-6 mission brough back to Earth the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon. What discoveries have been made so far?

BEIJING -- A new analysis of samples collected by China's Chang'e 5 mission has ... The discovery was based on rock samples collected from the moon's far side by the Chang'e 6 lunar probe.

Clarifying the “Dark Side” of the Moon The far side of the Moon, often referred to as the “dark side,” is not actually devoid of sunlight. It remains hidden from Earth because the Moon is ...

HONG ZEHUA/XINHUA The first-ever samples retrieved from the moon's far side, an iconic feat achieved by China's most recent lunar expedition, Chang'e 6, were on display at the 15th China ...

Researchers analysing lunar samples from China’s Chang’e-6 mission have uncovered evidence of ancient volcanic activity on the Moon’s far side. The mission, which returned nearly two ...

Researchers analysing lunar samples from China’s Chang’e-6 mission have uncovered evidence of ancient volcanic activity on the Moon’s far side. The mission, which returned nearly two ...

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