China's Chang'e-4 lander, Yutu-2 rover resume experiments on the moon's far side
4 years, 6 months ago

China's Chang'e-4 lander, Yutu-2 rover resume experiments on the moon's far side

Firstpost  

In weeks to come, the lander and rover are tasked with infrared imaging of an unusual pit and surrounding soil near the landing site. China’s Chang’e-4 lander and the Yutu 2 lunar rover that flew aboard have resumed their activities on the ‘far side’ of the Moon as of a few days ago. In its exploration of the moon’s surface, Chang’e-4 has revealed the “geological stratification” structure of its landing site – the Von Kármán crater, a bowl-shaped depression around 180 kilometers in diameter, in the southern hemisphere of the moon’s far side. In December 2018, China had become the first country to successfully soft land a spacecraft to the far side of the moon. The far side, unlike the moon’s ever-visible and well-illuminated bright side, remains largely unexplored as it faces away from the Earth in a tidal-lock for as long as scientists have observed the rocky satellite.

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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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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Chandrayaan vs. Chang’e: How different are India’s and China’s lunar missions?
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan vs. Chang’e: How different are India’s and China’s lunar missions?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Scripting history, the Chandrayaan-3 lander landed in the south polar region of the moon on August 23 at 6:03 pm IST, making India the first country to successfully soft-land in that area. Planned initially as a back-up for Chang’e 3, the Chang’e 4 mission launched Yutu-2 on December 8, 2018, and it became the first rover …

Chandrayaan 3: Will India's Pragyan rover meet China's Yutu 2? Distance between them is…
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 3: Will India's Pragyan rover meet China's Yutu 2? Distance between them is…

Hindustan Times  

Following the historic touchdown of Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander, the Pragyan rover has effectively been deployed near the moon's south pole. Currently, the only active rover on the lunar surface besides India's is China's Yutu 2 rover, sent by Chang’e 4. Chandrayaan 3's Pragyan rover Chang'e 4 Yutu 2 rover. In contrast to China's rover, Pragyan's mission life is limited …

Chinese Yutu-2 rover spots ‘mystery hut’ on far side of the moon; check viral pictures here
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese Yutu-2 rover spots ‘mystery hut’ on far side of the moon; check viral pictures here

Firstpost  

The Yutu 2 rover was launched on 8 December, 2018. It made the first-ever soft landing in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon on 3 January, 2019 China’s Yutu-2 rover has captured a cube-shaped object on the surface of the Moon, leaving internet users amazed. As per Space.com, the Chinese rover captured the object as it went across the …

A 'mystery hut' on far side of moon? Chinese rover sends new pictures
3 years, 1 month ago

A 'mystery hut' on far side of moon? Chinese rover sends new pictures

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese rover has spotted a mystery object on the far side of the Moon, according to a report published in Space.com. Or is it the pioneer spacecraft of the predecessors to explore the moon?” the website quoted from Yutu 2 diary being published regularly by Our Space, a Chinese language outreach channel. The Yutu 2 rover was carried to …

Chinese Mars rover beams back first photos
3 years, 7 months ago

Chinese Mars rover beams back first photos

Hindustan Times  

Solar panels against an alien landscape, ramps and rods pointing at the Martian horizon -- China's first probe on the Red Planet has beamed back its first "selfies" after its history-making landing last week. In this black and white photo taken by China's Zhurong Mars rover and made available by the China National Space Administration on Wednesday, extension arms and …

Night, night Chang'e-4: China's moon probe goes dormant for 14 days till next lunar day
3 years, 10 months ago

Night, night Chang'e-4: China's moon probe goes dormant for 14 days till next lunar day

Firstpost  

The rover Yutu-2 has far exceeded its three-month design lifespan, becoming the longest-working lunar rover on the moon. The lander and the rover of China’s Chang’e-4 lunar probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night due to lack of solar power, a media report said on Saturday. China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover scripted history on 3 January 2019 …

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 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 to launch its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earth
4 years, 1 month ago

China to launch its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earth

Hindustan Times  

China said on Monday that it will launch its first unmanned space mission on Tuesday to collect samples from the moon’s surface and return to earth, which its scientists say is one of the country’s most complicated and challenging space missions. The rocket, which will send the Chang’e-5 spacecraft to Earth-moon transfer orbit, is scheduled to be launched from 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 …

Mysterious 'gel-like' substance found on the far side of the MOON is being studied by China
5 years, 3 months ago

Mysterious 'gel-like' substance found on the far side of the MOON is being studied by China

Daily Mail  

China is seeking to get to the bottom of a mysterious 'gel-like substance' found in a crater on the far side of the moon. The nation's Chang'e-4 lunar lander's rover, Yutu-2,spotted the bizarre matter last month but it had to shut down and 'nap' almost straight after. Scroll down for video The nation's Chang'e-4 lunar lander's rover, Yutu-2,spotted the bizarre …

Landers are always on slippery slope
5 years, 4 months ago

Landers are always on slippery slope

The Hindu  

It could be weeks before the Indian Space Research Organisation reveals what precisely prevented lander Vikram from making a smooth touchdown on the moon, but the most recent failure of a similar sort is Beresheet, a private moon mission by Israeli non-profit organisation SpaceIL. This is a technological limitation that, even in principle, cannot be overcome,” according to Jatan Mehta, …

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 …

China plans to send a rover to explore Mars next year
5 years, 10 months ago

China plans to send a rover to explore Mars next year

CNN  

CNN — China will follow up on its successful mission to the far side of the moon by sending a probe to Mars next year, one of the country’s top space scientists said Sunday. “Next year, we will launch a Mars probe, which will orbit around the Mars, land on it and probe it.” China will also send an additional …

NASA's lunar orbiter spots China's Chang'e-4 lander on the Moon's far side
5 years, 11 months ago

NASA's lunar orbiter spots China's Chang'e-4 lander on the Moon's far side

Firstpost  

The LRO captured the lander on the moon’s surface, but the Yutu-2 rover dodged detection. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been mapping the moon’s surface in great detail since 2009, captured the Chinese lander in action as it passed overhead on 30 January. The LRO was programmed to tilt towards the landing site of Chang’e-4 in the Von Kármán …

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 …

嫦娥五号2019年底发射 2020年前后首探火星
5 years, 11 months ago

嫦娥五号2019年底发射 2020年前后首探火星

China Daily  

1月14日，国家航天局副局长、探月工程副总指挥吴艳华在国务院新闻办新闻发布会上表示，以嫦娥四号任务圆满成功为标志，我国探月工程四期和深空探测工程全面拉开序幕。 Photo taken by the rover Yutu-2 on Jan 11, 2019 shows the lander of the Chang'e-4 probe. 嫦娥四号任务实现多个创新： 首次实现月球背面着陆与巡视勘察（landing and detection on the far side of the Moon）； 首次实现月球背面与地球的中继测控通信（relay and telemetry, track and command between the far side of the Moon and the Earth）； 首次实现在月球背面着陆器和月球轨道微卫星的甚低频科学探测（ultra-low frequency scientific exploration by the lander on the far side of the Moon and …

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 begins first surface exploration of moon’s far side
6 years ago

China begins first surface exploration of moon’s far side

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese space rover explored the lunar terrain on Friday in the world’s first mission on the surface of the far side of the moon. Jade Rabbit 2 drove off a ramp the previous night and onto the soft, powdery surface after a Chinese spacecraft made the first-ever soft landing on the moon’s far side. “It’s a small …

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