China’s Chang’e 5 lunar probe finds first on-site evidence of water on moon’s surface
2 years, 11 months ago

China’s Chang’e 5 lunar probe finds first on-site evidence of water on moon’s surface

The Hindu  

China’s Chang’e 5 lunar lander has found the first-ever on-site evidence of water on the surface of the moon, lending new evidence to the dryness of the satellite. The study published on Saturday in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances revealed that the lunar soil at the landing site contains less than 120 parts-per-million water or 120 grams water per ton, and a light, vesicular rock carries 180 ppm, which are much drier than that on Earth. A device on-board the lunar lander measured the spectral reflectance of the regolith and the rock and detected water on the spot for the first time. The water content can be estimated since the water molecule or hydroxyl absorbs at a frequency of about three micrometers, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Chinese spacecraft samples confirm Moon's volcanic history
1 month ago

Chinese spacecraft samples confirm Moon's volcanic history

India TV News  

China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft made history in June by retrieving the first surface samples from the far side of the moon, an area that perpetually faces away from Earth. Researchers reported on Friday that the soil returned from the Chang'e-6 landing site contains fragments of volcanic rock—basalt—dating back 4.2 billion years and 2.8 billion years. This suggests a prolonged period …

Lunar samples indicate previous magma activity
1 month ago

Lunar samples indicate previous magma activity

China Daily  

Chinese scientists have discovered there were magma activities on the far side of the moon 4.2 to 2.8 billion years ago, lasting for at least 1.4 billion years, further enhancing our understanding of the moon's evolution. Since 2021, Chinese scientists have used lunar soil samples returned by the Chang'e 5 mission to demonstrate that significant magma activity still existed on …

Lunar samples indicate previous magma activity
1 month ago

Lunar samples indicate previous magma activity

China Daily  

Chinese scientists have discovered there were magma activities on the far side of the moon 4.2 to 2.8 billion years ago, lasting for at least 1.4 billion years, further enhancing our understanding of the moon's evolution. Since 2021, Chinese scientists have used lunar soil samples returned by the Chang'e 5 mission to demonstrate that significant magma activity still existed on …

Analysis of Chang’e-6 lunar samples reveals first detailed information about moon’s far side
1 month, 1 week ago

Analysis of Chang’e-6 lunar samples reveals first detailed information about moon’s far side

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Chang’e-6, the first mission to bring back soil from the moon’s far side, collected 1.9 kilograms of lunar soil via a robotic probe in June before returning to Earth, a scientific tour de force that cemented China’s place as one of the world’s top space powers. However, more recent near-side samples collected …

Analysis of Chang’e-6 lunar samples reveals first detailed information about moon’s far side
1 month, 1 week ago

Analysis of Chang’e-6 lunar samples reveals first detailed information about moon’s far side

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Chang’e-6, the first mission to bring back soil from the moon’s far side, collected 1.9 kilograms of lunar soil via a robotic probe in June before returning to Earth, a scientific tour de force that cemented China’s place as one of the world’s top space powers. However, more recent near-side samples collected …

Chang'e 6's lunar samples open for domestic applications
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chang'e 6's lunar samples open for domestic applications

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-06 09:37 This photo shows lunar samples retrieved by the Chang'e 6 mission at the lunar sample laboratory in the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, Sept 24, 2024. BEIJING -- China's space agency has started the borrowing application for the first batch of lunar scientific specimens returned by the country's Chang'e …

Chang'e-6 lunar samples have 'distinct characteristics': study
3 months, 1 week ago

Chang'e-6 lunar samples have 'distinct characteristics': study

China Daily  

A simulation at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center shows the Chang'e 6 ascender, carrying lunar rock and dust samples, lifting off from the moon's far side on Tuesday morning. JIN LIWANG/XINHUA/CHINA DAILY BEIJING - A Chinese team of scientists on Tuesday published the first research paper on the lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-6 mission, saying that the Chang'e-6 …

Another high-water mark for Chinese scientists
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Another high-water mark for Chinese scientists

China Daily  

Lunar soil samples collected by the Chang'e 5 probe are displayed at the University of Hong Kong. Although quite a number of self-media mentioned the incident with headlines suggesting "Chinese scientists have discovered large quantities of water on the moon", the fact is, as shown by the original academic study, that domestic researchers have proposed a way of providing the …

Another high-water mark for Chinese scientists
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Another high-water mark for Chinese scientists

China Daily  

Lunar soil samples collected by the Chang'e 5 probe are displayed at the University of Hong Kong. Although quite a number of self-media mentioned the incident with headlines suggesting "Chinese scientists have discovered large quantities of water on the moon", the fact is, as shown by the original academic study, that domestic researchers have proposed a way of providing the …

Chinese scientists discover novel method to produce water from lunar soil
4 months ago

Chinese scientists discover novel method to produce water from lunar soil

China Daily  

In a breakthrough discovery, researchers from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and collaborating institutions have developed a novel technique to produce water from lunar soil, potentially revolutionizing the sustainability of human missions to the Moon, according to Tide News. These minerals, which have nanoscale pores that store hydrogen atoms, react with …

Study on Chang'e 5 lunar sample unveils early moon crust building process
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Study on Chang'e 5 lunar sample unveils early moon crust building process

China Daily  

BEIJING -- After studying a lunar sample brought back by the Chang'e 5 mission, a group of Chinese scientists proposed a continuous early crust development process on the moon, as opposed to the classical two-stage moon crust development model. The classical magma ocean model suggests that the first stage involves the flotation and aggregation of plagioclase during the cooling of …

Lunar soil sample from China's Chang'e-5 mission under spotlight in Bangkok
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Lunar soil sample from China's Chang'e-5 mission under spotlight in Bangkok

China Daily  

People view the lunar sample from China's Chang'e-5 mission during the Sci Power for Future Thailand Fair in Bangkok, Thailand, July 23, 2024. BANGKOK -- A rare opportunity to see soil from the moon in person captivated crowds as the lunar sample from China's Chang'e-5 mission was under the spotlight in Bangkok. NARIT head Saran Poshyachinda said the exhibition also …

Water moves moon closer as home away from home
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Water moves moon closer as home away from home

China Daily  

Chinese scientists' discovery of a hydrated mineral containing approximately 41 percent water in terms of weight in lunar soil samples returned by Chang'e 5 mission marks a giant step in mankind's understanding of the moon while signifying a bright future for mankind's march toward the Earth's only natural satellite. Scientists had found no water in the lunar soil samples collected …

Water moves moon closer as home away from home
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Water moves moon closer as home away from home

China Daily  

Chinese scientists' discovery of a hydrated mineral containing approximately 41 percent water in terms of weight in lunar soil samples returned by Chang'e 5 mission marks a giant step in mankind's understanding of the moon while signifying a bright future for mankind's march toward the Earth's only natural satellite. Scientists had found no water in the lunar soil samples collected …

Chinese Moon probe finds water in lunar soil samples
5 months ago

Chinese Moon probe finds water in lunar soil samples

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese scientists have found a mineral “enriched” with water in lunar soil samples …

Scientists find molecular water in moon mineral
5 months ago

Scientists find molecular water in moon mineral

China Daily  

A team of Chinese scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery: molecular water locked within a mineral in lunar soil samples collected by the Chang'e 5 mission. China's first unmanned lunar sample return mission saw the Chang'e 5 probe collect basalt lunar soil samples from a high-latitude region of the moon, providing new opportunities for the study of lunar water. Jin …

Scientists find molecular water in moon mineral
5 months ago

Scientists find molecular water in moon mineral

China Daily  

By YAN DONGJIE | China Daily | Updated: 2024-07-24 09:40 A team of Chinese scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery: molecular water locked within a mineral in lunar soil samples collected by the Chang'e 5 mission. China's first unmanned lunar sample return mission saw the Chang'e 5 probe collect basalt lunar soil samples from a high-latitude region of the moon, …

Water on Moon? Soil brought by China's Chang'e-5 mission found traces of water molecules
5 months ago

Water on Moon? Soil brought by China's Chang'e-5 mission found traces of water molecules

India TV News  

Chinese scientists studying the soil samples of the moon brought by the Chang'e-5 mission found water molecules in lunar soil, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Based on lunar soil samples returned by the Chang'e-5 mission in 2020, Chinese scientists have found a hydrated mineral “enriched” with molecular water, CAS said on Tuesday. The Chang’e-5 China's first lunar sample-return …

A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon
5 months, 4 weeks ago

A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon

The Independent  

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A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world’s first samples from the far side of the moon
5 months, 4 weeks ago

A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world’s first samples from the far side of the moon

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. “I now declare that the Chang’e 6 Lunar Exploration Mission achieved complete success,” Zhang Kejian, Director of the China National Space Administration, said in a televised news conference after the landing. While past U.S. …

A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world’s first samples from the far side of the moon
5 months, 4 weeks ago

A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world’s first samples from the far side of the moon

LA Times  

The lander-ascender combination of the Chang’e-6 probe is shown on the moon surface. China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. “I now declare that the Chang’e 6 Lunar Exploration Mission achieved complete success,” Zhang Kejian, director of the China National Space Administration, said …

China's Chang'e-6 lands on Earth with rocks, soil from Moon's far side
5 months, 4 weeks ago

China's Chang'e-6 lands on Earth with rocks, soil from Moon's far side

India Today  

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe has successfully returned to Earth, bringing back the first-ever samples from the Moon's far side. The Chang'e-6 mission, launched from Hainan on May 3, collected approximately 2 kilograms of lunar samples from the Moon's far side, specifically from the Apollo Crater in the South Pole-Aitken basin. Chang'e-6 carrying lunar samples from the Moon's far side, for …

China probe lands on moon’s far side in first-ever sample retrieval mission
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China probe lands on moon’s far side in first-ever sample retrieval mission

Al Jazeera  

The Chang’e-6 landing marks China’s second descent on the far side of the moon, where no other country has reached. China has landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere. After another landing in 2019, …

China lands a spacecraft on the moon’s far side to collect rocks for study
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China lands a spacecraft on the moon’s far side to collect rocks for study

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin, the China National Space Administration …

China launches Chang'e-6, world's first mission to bring rocks from Moon's far side
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China launches Chang'e-6, world's first mission to bring rocks from Moon's far side

India Today  

China has launched its Chang'e-6 mission, aiming to become the first country to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon. The mission, part of China's ambitious lunar exploration program, lifted off on a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on May 3, 2024. "Chang'e-6 aims to achieve breakthroughs in the design …

Moon remained volcanically active longer than thought, suggest Chinese samples
3 years, 2 months ago

Moon remained volcanically active longer than thought, suggest Chinese samples

Hindustan Times  

Remnants of solidified lava brought back by a Chinese mission were 1 billion years younger than material acquired by other missions decades ago, according to an article in the journal Science, suggesting the moon cooled down later than thought. The moon rises behind the storage tanks of a local oil refinery in Omsk, Russia June 5, 2020 Samples brought back …

China Chang’e-5 lunar mission reveals Moon was volcanically active much later than expected
3 years, 2 months ago

China Chang’e-5 lunar mission reveals Moon was volcanically active much later than expected

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Volcanic activity was taking place on the Moon more recently than scientists previously …

Official: China's moon probe will carry French, Russian gear
3 years, 7 months ago

Official: China's moon probe will carry French, Russian gear

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China will launch its next …

First 'Youngest' Moon Samples by China's Chang'e 5 Mission to be Displayed from March
3 years, 9 months ago

First 'Youngest' Moon Samples by China's Chang'e 5 Mission to be Displayed from March

News 18  

China has shared the first images of the first moon samples from its Chang’e 5 mission that returned in December last year with 3.81 lbs of soil and rocks from our natural satellite. The container is called ‘zun’, which is shaped like a ritual Chinese wine vessel holding the lunar dust in a hollow sphere representing both the moon and …

China's Space Probe Brinks Back 1,731 Grams of Samples from the Moon
4 years ago

China's Space Probe Brinks Back 1,731 Grams of Samples from the Moon

News 18  

China’s Chang’e-5 probe, which successfully returned to earth this week, has retrieved about 1,731 grams of samples from the moon, the country’s space agency said on Saturday. Scientists will carry out the storage, analysis and research of the country’s first samples collected from the extra-terrestrial object, the China National Space Administration said. The return capsule of Chang’e-5 probe landed in …

China’s spacecraft successfully brings home moon samples
4 years ago

China’s spacecraft successfully brings home moon samples

Live Mint  

China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing home the first samples of the moon in over 40 years. As China's most complicated space project, Xi in his message to the CNSA said, the Chang'e-5 mission "is another major achievement in overcoming difficulties by giving full play to the advantages of the new …

Why is China Collecting Lunar Rocks? All You Need to Know about Chang'e-5's Trip to Moon and Back
4 years ago

Why is China Collecting Lunar Rocks? All You Need to Know about Chang'e-5's Trip to Moon and Back

News 18  

Less than a month since its launch into space, China’s Chang’e-5 lunar probe has returned safely to Earth. But what is the Chang’e-5 lunar mission and why is China so interested in studying moon rocks? Chang’e-5 lunar probe is a robotic space mission under the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program which was launched from China on November 23 and reached the …

China’s lunar mission Chang’e returns to Earth with Moon rocks
4 years ago

China’s lunar mission Chang’e returns to Earth with Moon rocks

Al Jazeera  

China becomes only the third country to have retrieved samples from the Moon following the US and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 70s. A Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early on Thursday in the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua news agency said. The capsule …

Moon Samples Reach Earth for the First Time in 44 Years With China's Chang'e-5 Lunar Mission
4 years ago

Moon Samples Reach Earth for the First Time in 44 Years With China's Chang'e-5 Lunar Mission

News 18  

Samples of rock and soil from the moon have successfully landed on Earth for the first time in over four decades. Earlier today, Chinese government-owned media outlet Xinhua reported that the country’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission has successfully landed back on Earth with lunar samples onboard, making China only the third country to have ever collected lunar samples, and also the …

China: Moon probe preparing to return rock samples to Earth
4 years ago

China: Moon probe preparing to return rock samples to Earth

India TV News  

China said Thursday its latest lunar probe has finished taking samples of the moon’s surface and sealed them within the spacecraft for return to Earth, the first time such a mission has been attempted by any country in more than 40 years. The Chang’e 5 touched down Tuesday on the Sea of Storms on the moon’s near side, on a …

Chinese probe completes moon sampling
4 years ago

Chinese probe completes moon sampling

The Hindu  

A Chinese space probe sent to gather material from a previously unexplored part of the moon has completed its mission and is preparing to send back the world's first lunar samples in four decades, Beijing said Thursday. China has poured billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022 and eventually sending humans …

China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth
4 years ago

China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing on the moon, the government announced, adding to a string of successes for Beijing’s increasingly ambitious space program. The Chang’e 5 probe touched down shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday after descending from an orbiter, the China National Space Administration said. …

China says probe sent to retrieve lunar rocks lands on moon
4 years ago

China says probe sent to retrieve lunar rocks lands on moon

India TV News  

A Chinese robot probe sent to return lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s landed on the moon Tuesday, the government announced, adding to a string of increasingly bold space missions by Beijing. The Chang’e 5 probe “successfully landed” at its planned site, state TV and news agencies reported, citing the China National Space Administration. The …

Water on the Moon could sustain a lunar base 月球表面的水分子可能有利于建立人类基地
4 years, 1 month ago

Water on the Moon could sustain a lunar base 月球表面的水分子可能有利于建立人类基地

China Daily  

Water on the Moon could sustain a lunar base 月球表面的水分子可能有利于建立人类基地 Play audio file 近日，在透露了一项 “令人激动的月球新发现” 后，美国国家航空航天局公布了地球唯一的天然卫星上存在水的确凿证据。 Scientists have previously found signs of ice on the Moon and water vapour in its thin atmosphere. 美国国家航空航天局希望未来的载人飞行任务能更长久、更可持续的存在。而找到水源可能是实现这一目标的关键：不仅让月球表面成为一个太空旅行的目的地，而是让它成为一个可停留的场所。 词汇表 water vapour 水蒸气 thin 稀薄的 unambiguous 明确的 tapping into 开发，利用 natural resources 自然资源 permanent 永久的 crewed missions 载人航天飞行 sustainable 可持续的，可长期进行的 source of water 水源 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题。 …

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