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. The rover’s purpose was to explore the South Pole-Aitken basin, the oldest and largest crater on the far side of the moon, which is 1,553 miles across. The rover will need to explore more of its landing site to understand the mantle’s composition, but the first mission to the far side of the moon is already gathering crucial data.

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China unveils further details of future manned lunar mission
1 month, 2 weeks ago

China unveils further details of future manned lunar mission

China Daily  

SHENZHEN — China unveiled further details of its future manned lunar mission in a video released Thursday. According to the video, China's manned lunar landing mission will focus on mastering critical technologies such as manned Earth-Moon round trips, short-term stays on the lunar surface, and human-robot collaborative exploration. China's first manned lunar mission will begin with the launch of the …

Chinese spacecraft samples confirm Moon's volcanic history
1 month, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Far side of Moon had volcanic eruptions billions of years ago: Study
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Far side of Moon had volcanic eruptions billions of years ago: Study

Hindustan Times  

New study indicates that volcanoes erupted on the moon's mysterious far side billions of years ago, just as they do on the visible side. Researchers examined lunar soil carried back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with boulders and dirt from Moon's little-explored far side. Researchers examined lunar soil carried back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to …

The far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms. Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China’s Chang’e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side. Previous studies, including data …

Analysis of Chang’e-6 lunar samples reveals first detailed information about moon’s far side
1 month, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

X-ray images, lunar farside soil shed more light on moon
3 months, 3 weeks ago

X-ray images, lunar farside soil shed more light on moon

China Daily  

The Einstein Probe X-ray astronomical satellite transmitted X-ray images of the moon back to Earth on Tuesday, which was Mid-Autumn Festival. In another lunar-related development on Tuesday, Chinese scientists revealed the nature of the lunar farside samples returned by the Chang'e 6 mission in a paper published in the National Science Review, illustrating how it exhibits distinct characteristics compared with …

Another high-water mark for Chinese scientists
4 months, 2 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
4 months, 2 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 …

Study on Chang'e 5 lunar sample unveils early moon crust building process
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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 on Moon? Soil brought by China's Chang'e-5 mission found traces of water molecules
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Unearthing the moon's secrets, little by little
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Unearthing the moon's secrets, little by little

China Daily  

Recovery personnel check the reentry capsule of the Chang'e 6 probe on Tuesday after it landed in Siziwang Banner in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The Chang'e 6 mission has brought back to Earth the first samples ever collected from the far side of the moon. WANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY The Chang'e 6 mission is unique in being mankind's …

Unearthing the moon's secrets, little by little
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Unearthing the moon's secrets, little by little

China Daily  

Recovery personnel check the reentry capsule of the Chang'e 6 probe on Tuesday after it landed in Siziwang Banner in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The Chang'e 6 mission has brought back to Earth the first samples ever collected from the far side of the moon. WANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY The Chang'e 6 mission is unique in being mankind's …

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  

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 China’s Chang’e 6 probe has touched down back on Earth after its historic …

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 …

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 spacecraft on far side of Moon
7 months, 1 week ago

China lands spacecraft on far side of Moon

ABC  

In short: China has successfully landed a spacecraft on the far side of the Moon to collect rock and soil samples. China has successfully landed a spacecraft on the far side of the Moon to collect rock and soil samples. A Chinese spacecraft has landed on the far side of the Moon to collect rocks. China launches probe to collect …

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 …

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 …

Lunar missions exciting time for space
8 months, 1 week ago

Lunar missions exciting time for space

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY The success after success of China's space program, with all its diverse elements for scientific exploration and technological development in what remains a risky business, is as impressive as it is exciting. More important, China's Chang'e series of lunar missions have proved amazingly successful, with the Chang'e 3 lander making the first landing on the moon way …

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 …

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  

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 China is planning to collect the first ever samples from the far side …

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

China says moon rocks offer new clues to volcanic activity
3 years, 2 months ago

China says moon rocks offer new clues to volcanic activity

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Moon rocks brought back to Earth by a Chinese robotic spacecraft last year have provided new insights into ancient lunar volcanic activity, a researcher said Tuesday. Li Xianhua said an analysis of the samples revealed new information about the moon’s chemical composition and the way heat affected its development. Li said the samples indicate volcanic activity was still …

Moon remained volcanically active longer than thought, suggest Chinese samples
3 years, 3 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, 3 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 …

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 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 …

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
4 years ago

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh rock samples from the moon in more than 40 years, offering the possibility of new insights into the history of the solar system and marking a new landmark for China’s rapidly advancing space program. The capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed just before 2 …

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 …

Chang’e 5 lunar probe: Space capsule with moon rocks begins return journey to Earth
4 years ago

Chang’e 5 lunar probe: Space capsule with moon rocks begins return journey to Earth

Live Mint  

A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Earth on Sunday, 13 December. According to an AP report, the Chang’e 5 lunar probe, which had been orbiting the moon for about a week, fired up four engines for about 22 minutes to move out of the moon's orbit, …

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 …

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