China's lunar probe makes landing on the 'dark side' of moon: 9 points to know
6 years ago

China's lunar probe makes landing on the 'dark side' of moon: 9 points to know

India Today  

The far side of the moon, or say the side never visible from Earth is no longer untouched by humans. Chinese spacecraft Chang'e-4 lands on the far side of the moon The lunar explorer Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon and sent photos. 9 points to know about Chinese dark side moon landing The probe, comprising a lander and a rover, landed at the preselected landing area at 177.6 degrees east longitude and 45.5 degrees south latitude on the far side of the moon at 10:26 am, China National Space Administration announced. Direct communication with the far side of the moon, however, is not possible, which is one of the many challenges for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe mission. Other Chang'e missions Named after the goddess of the moon in Chinese legends, the first Chang'e spacecraft was launched in 2007 to verify China's lunar probe technology, obtain lunar images and perform scientific surveys.

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Chang’e 6: Chinese probe bringing back rocks from Moon’s far side returns to Earth
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Chang’e 6: Chinese probe bringing back rocks from Moon’s far side returns to Earth

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
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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 …

Craft unfurls China’s flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home
7 months ago

Craft unfurls China’s flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth. The Chang’e-6 probe was launched last month and its lander touched down on the far side …

Chang'e 6 lifts off with samples collected from lunar far side
7 months ago

Chang'e 6 lifts off with samples collected from lunar far side

China Daily  

This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. After a host of sophisticated maneuvers, the Chang'e 6 lander touched down on the far side on Sunday morning and soon started using a scoop …

China’s Chang’e-6 lifts off from far side of Moon with rock samples
7 months ago

China’s Chang’e-6 lifts off from far side of Moon with rock samples

Al Jazeera  

Probe’s successful departure from the Moon means China is closer to becoming the first country to return samples from the far side of the Moon. A Chinese spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth, according to state media. The Xinhua …

Footage shows China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft landing on far side of the Moon
7 months, 1 week ago

Footage shows China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft landing on far side of the Moon

ABC  

In short: China's space agency has released footage of its uncrewed spacecraft touching down on the dark side of the Moon. Footage of China's uncrewed spacecraft landing on the far side of the Moon has been broadcast by Chinese media. The Chang'e-6 touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon's space-facing side at 6:23am, local time, on Sunday …

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon
7 months, 1 week ago

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon

Raw Story  

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday — the latest leap for Beijing’s decades-old space programme. The Chang’e-6 set down in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, Xinhua said, citing the China National Space Administration. …

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on moon's far side
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on moon's far side

The Hindu  

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon on June 2 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 lands Chang’e-6 spacecraft to far side of Moon
7 months, 1 week ago

China lands Chang’e-6 spacecraft to far side of Moon

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon, boosting the nation’s efforts to compete with the US in a race to send people back to the lunar surface for the first time in more than half a century. A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon, boosting the nation’s efforts to compete with the …

China probe lands on moon’s far side in first-ever sample retrieval mission
7 months, 1 week 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, …

Chang'e 6 reaches historic moment in its mission
7 months, 1 week ago

Chang'e 6 reaches historic moment in its mission

China Daily  

This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on June 2, 2024 shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e 6 probe before landing on the far side of the moon. China's Chang'e 6 robotic mission has reached a crucial moment in its historic lunar odyssey — its landing craft successfully touched down on Sunday morning on the moon's …

China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft lands on Moon's 'hidden' side in landmark sample retrieval mission
7 months, 1 week ago

China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft lands on Moon's 'hidden' side in landmark sample retrieval mission

India TV News  

Beijing: China has landed its unmanned spacecraft on the far side of the moon in a landmark exploration mission that aims to collect the world's first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere and provide better insights into geological and other differences between that region and the better-known near side. The Chang'e-6 craft, equipped with an array of …

China lands a spacecraft on the moon’s far side to collect rocks for study
7 months, 1 week 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's Chang'e-6 probe enters lunar orbit, prep begins for Moon landing
8 months ago

China's Chang'e-6 probe enters lunar orbit, prep begins for Moon landing

India Today  

China's ambitious Chang'e-6 probe has successfully entered a stable orbit around the moon after performing a critical near-moon braking procedure. The near-moon braking manoeuvre was a crucial step in Chang'e-6's journey to the lunar far side. Chang'e-6 is part of China's broader lunar exploration program, which aims to establish a permanent presence on the moon. The successful entry into lunar …

Mission to shed light on dark side of the moon
8 months ago

Mission to shed light on dark side of the moon

China Daily  

A Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e 6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's Hainan province, May 3, 2024. China on Friday launched its Chang'e 6 spacecraft to collect and return samples from the moon's mysterious far side — the first endeavor of its kind. The Chang'e 6 mission has …

Chang'e 6 mission: China launches probe to get moon's far side samples, Pakistani satellite also aboard
8 months, 1 week ago

Chang'e 6 mission: China launches probe to get moon's far side samples, Pakistani satellite also aboard

Hindustan Times  

China launched its lunar probe, Chang'e-6, on Friday, with the objective of collecting samples from the far side of the moon. The Chinese mission also carries Pakistan's miniature satellite, ICUBE-QAMAR cubesat, developed by the Institute of Space Technology in collaboration with Shanghai University SJTU and SUPARCO. The Chang'e-6 mission aims to land in the South Pole-Aitken Basin to collect dust …

China launches Chang’e-6 probe to study dark side of the moon
8 months, 1 week ago

China launches Chang’e-6 probe to study dark side of the moon

Al Jazeera  

Unprecedented 53-day mission aims to retrieve lunar rocks and soil from far side that never faces Earth. China’s largest rocket has blasted off to space carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe for a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, in a world-first attempt. “Collecting and returning samples from the far side of …

China launches Chang'e-6, world's first mission to bring rocks from Moon's far side
8 months, 1 week 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 …

China set to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe, carry Pakistan's lone Moon mission
8 months, 1 week ago

China set to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe, carry Pakistan's lone Moon mission

India Today  

China is set to launch the Chang'e-6 lunar probe on a round trip to the Moon. The Chang'e-6 mission marks a significant step forward for China's space endeavours, as it aims to gather soil and rock samples from the far side of the Moon, a region that has remained permanently hidden from Earth's view. This mission is the first of …

China to launch world first sample return mission from Moon’s far side
1 year, 8 months ago

China to launch world first sample return mission from Moon’s far side

The Independent  

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China Promises To Share Findings From Its Returned Lunar Probe
4 years ago

China Promises To Share Findings From Its Returned Lunar Probe

NPR  

China Promises To Share Findings From Its Returned Lunar Probe Enlarge this image toggle caption China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP After 23 days and some 230,000 miles traveled, China's Chang'e-5 lunar capsule returned to Earth during Thursday's predawn hours. China's space agency said Thursday it intends to share its findings with the global …

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 …

China's Chang'e-5 moon probe begins journey back to Earth after collecting lunar samples
4 years ago

China's Chang'e-5 moon probe begins journey back to Earth after collecting lunar samples

India Today  

A Chinese space capsule carrying rocks and soil from the moon has begun its return to Earth. The Chang'e 5 lunar probe left the moon's orbit on Sunday morning by activating four engines for about 22 minutes, the China National Space Administration said in a social media post. The Chinese spacecraft, which was launched on November 23, landed on the …

Chinese Lunar Probe Is On Its Way Back To Earth, Carrying Moon Rocks
4 years ago

Chinese Lunar Probe Is On Its Way Back To Earth, Carrying Moon Rocks

NPR  

Chinese Lunar Probe Is On Its Way Back To Earth, Carrying Moon Rocks Enlarge this image toggle caption China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP China is days away from becoming the third country to bring moon rocks back to Earth. China's state news agency Xinhua announced Sunday that the country's lunar probe, Chang'e-5, had …

China's Chang'e Mission Probe Lands on the Moon, Here's Everything We Know So Far
4 years, 1 month ago

China's Chang'e Mission Probe Lands on the Moon, Here's Everything We Know So Far

News 18  

China’s ambitious lunar mission Chang’e 5 successfully landed on the Moon on Tuesday, marking the third time that the country has placed a robotic spacecraft on the lunar surface. Chang’e 5 was launched from China’s Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on November 23, 2020, flying to space on top of a Long March 5 rocket. The Chinese lunar mission is a …

China says probe sent to retrieve lunar rocks lands on moon
4 years, 1 month 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 …

China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes activities on the far side of the moon for 22nd lunar day
4 years, 3 months ago

China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes activities on the far side of the moon for 22nd lunar day

Firstpost  

The Chinese space agency revealed that Yutu-2 will be moving northwest towards a “basalt area” that are some “impact craters with high reflectivity”. China’s Chang’e-4 probe including the lander and the rover have resumed their activities for the 22nd lunar day on the far side of the moon. Chinese news agency Global Times reported that while the probe’s lander woke …

Chinese space mission reveals what it’s like on the farside of the moon
4 years, 10 months ago

Chinese space mission reveals what it’s like on the farside of the moon

CNN  

CNN — China’s Chang’e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is unveiling lunar secrets one layer at a time, according to a new study. Equipped with Lunar Penetrating Radar, the rover was able to investigate the moon using radio signals to a depth of 131 feet beneath the lunar surface – three times the …

China releases stunning images of the far side of the moon
4 years, 11 months ago

China releases stunning images of the far side of the moon

Daily Mail  

China's space agency has released a huge batch of stunning images from the far side of the moon, revealing the beauty of the mysterious terrain. Scroll down for video Some of the images include a look at the Von Karmer crater in which the mission landed and reveals the criss-crossing tracks of the rover Pictured: Tracks of the lunar rover …

Chinese mission uncovers secrets on the far side of the moon
5 years, 7 months ago

Chinese mission uncovers secrets on the far side of the moon

CNN  

Explore humanity’s first moon landing through newly discovered and restored archival footage. CNN — China’s Chang’e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is shedding light on one of the moon’s biggest mysteries, according to a new study. NAOC/CNSA And learning more about how the moon evolved could shed light on Earth’s evolution, as well. …

China's Chang'e-4 probe switches to dormant mode
5 years, 8 months ago

China's Chang'e-4 probe switches to dormant mode

India TV News  

China's Chang'e-4 probe's lander and the rover switched to dormant mode for the lunar night on Friday, with the rover travelling an accumulated 178.9 metres on the far side of the Moon. The Chang'e-4 probe made the first-ever soft-landing on the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon on January 3. According …

Chang'e-4 probe, rover survive first lunar night, wake up to record-low temperature
5 years, 11 months ago

Chang'e-4 probe, rover survive first lunar night, wake up to record-low temperature

Firstpost  

After a two-week siesta during the first extremely cold night on the moon, China’s Chang’e-4 rover and lander have been awakened by sunlight, the China National Space Administration announced. “That’s probably due to the difference in lunar soil composition between the two sides of the moon,” Zhang He, director of the Chang’e-4 mission, told Xinhua news. Named after a Chinese …

China to collect samples from the moon in Chang’e-5 mission by the end of 2019
5 years, 11 months ago

China to collect samples from the moon in Chang’e-5 mission by the end of 2019

Firstpost  

The agency is aiming to get samples from the moon this year & send a probe to Mars by 2020. China will launch a probe to collect samples from the moon around the end of this year, a space official said on Monday, weeks after Beijing hailed the successful touch down on the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-4 …

China's lunar probe Chang'e 4 sends panoramic image of moon's far side
5 years, 11 months ago

China's lunar probe Chang'e 4 sends panoramic image of moon's far side

Firstpost  

Chang’e 4 sent the first panoramic image of its landing site since its historic arrival on the moon. China’s lunar probe has sent the first panoramic image of its landing site since its historic arrival on the far side of the moon, showing the cratered landscape it is exploring. The Chang’e-4 mission, named after a moon goddess, made the world’s …

Lunar probe takes first panoramic images of moon's far side
5 years, 11 months ago

Lunar probe takes first panoramic images of moon's far side

China Daily  

Chinese researchers have conducted preliminary topographical analysis of the landing site of the country's Chang'e 4 lunar probe, the China National Space Administration said on Friday. By Friday morning, Chang'e 4 – consisting of a lander and a rover – and the Queqiao relay satellite had been in stable condition, the administration said in a statement. Cameras mounted on the …

China’s far side of the moon mission is just the start of its space ambitions
6 years ago

China’s far side of the moon mission is just the start of its space ambitions

CNN  

Explore humanity’s first moon landing through newly discovered and restored archival footage. Reacting on Twitter, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine called it a “first for humanity and an impressive accomplishment!” China was late to the space race – it didn’t send its first satellite into orbit until 1970, by which time the US had already landed an astronaut on the moon …

Chinese lunar probe brings life to the far side of the moon
6 years ago

Chinese lunar probe brings life to the far side of the moon

Salon  

On Thursday, China's space agency made a historic touchdown by landing a rover on the far side of the moon, a first for humanity. “The far side of the moon is a rare, quiet place that is free from interference from radio signals from Earth,” mission spokesman Yu Guobin said, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. “This probe can …

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover lands on moon’s far side, sends back images
6 years ago

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover lands on moon’s far side, sends back images

The Hindu  

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover scripted history on January 3 when it made the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon and sent back close-up images of the previously unexplored region, a giant leap for cosmic exploration and a major boost to the Communist nation’s quest to become a space superpower. Chang’e-4, named after a Chinese moon goddess …

Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon's far side
6 years ago

Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon's far side

India TV News  

A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, state media said. The lunar explorer Chang'e 4 touched down at 10:26 a.m., China Central Television said in a brief announcement at the top of its noon news broadcast. In May, a relay satellite "Queqiao," or "Magpie Bridge," named after an ancient Chinese folk …

China's Chang'e-4 probe relays first images after historic touchdown on moon's far side
6 years ago

China's Chang'e-4 probe relays first images after historic touchdown on moon's far side

Firstpost  

Chang’e-4’s lander and rover make a successful touch down at 10.26 am PT earlier today. The Chang’e-4 spacecraft managed this feat on the 3 January after the China National Space Administration landed the unmanned probe in the unexplored depths of the South Pole-Aitken basin. pic.twitter.com/cdCibk7J4y — Ye Quanzhi January 3, 2019 “China’s Chang’e 4 landed on the moon’s far side, …

China's lunar rover Chang'e 4 makes historic landing on dark side of Moon
6 years ago

China's lunar rover Chang'e 4 makes historic landing on dark side of Moon

India Today  

A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, state media said, hailing it as an historic first landing on a mission seen as an important step for China's space programme. Chinese state television said the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, launched in December, made the "soft landing" at 0226 GMT and transmitted the first-ever …

Chinese spacecraft could touch down on the dark side of the moon TONIGHT in historic landing
6 years ago

Chinese spacecraft could touch down on the dark side of the moon TONIGHT in historic landing

Daily Mail  

China's Chang'e-4 spacecraft could land on the dark side of the moon as soon as tonight. A lander will help guide the spacecraft to the dark side of the moon The probe, the Chang'e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday 'to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon', the news agency said, citing the …

China moon mission: Chang’e-4 probe touches down on far side, state media announce
6 years ago

China moon mission: Chang’e-4 probe touches down on far side, state media announce

CNN  

Explore humanity’s first moon landing through newly discovered and restored archival footage. AP State media reported that the rover, which China has named Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, transmitted back the world’s first close-range image of the far side of the moon. Jin Liwang/AP “Since the far side of the moon is shielded from electromagnetic interference from the Earth, it’s an …

Chinese spacecraft 'in position' for landing on dark side of the moon
6 years ago

Chinese spacecraft 'in position' for landing on dark side of the moon

Daily Mail  

A Chinese space probe has moved into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The probe, the Chang'e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday 'to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon', the news agency said, citing the China National Space …

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