The far side of the moon and distant Earth imaged by the Chang’e-5 T1 mission service module in 2014. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences photo HELSINKI — Chang’e-6 is set to make its lunar landing ...

The far side of the moon and distant Earth, imaged by the 2014 Chang’e-5 T1 mission service module. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences HELSINKI — China’s Chang’e-6 lunar far side sample return ...

Touchdown will apparently occur on Saturday night (June 1). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China's Chang'e 6 moon mission is ...

Lunar samples serve as a critical link between orbital remote sensing and ground-truth measurements. Previous sample-return ...

The Chang'e 6 minirover Weibo took this image of the lander by autonomously driving away and photographing it. CNSA China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar ...

China's Chang'e-6 mission landed on the moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China National Space Administ ...

The Chang'e 6 mission successfully retrieved approximately 2 kilograms of lunar samples from the Moon's farside, a historic first. The mission involved a multi-stage process including lunar orbit ...

The Chang’e 6 spacecraft will attempt to land on the far side of the moon on 1 June. If successful, it will extract the first samples of lunar rock from this largely unexplored region of the moon and ...

China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side in June. Its moon lander, Chang'e 6, used a robotic scoop and drill to collect approximately 5 pounds (2 ...

China's Chang'e 5 mission brought back evidence that the moon had erupting volcanoes just 120 million years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.