China achieved a historic feat by returning the first sample from the far side of the moon in June 2024. The lunar lander Chang’e 6 used a robotic scoop and drill to collect about 5 pounds (2 kilograms) of rocks and soil. Those samples were returned to Earth on June 25, 2024. Chang’e 6 built… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The Chinese government now has something no human has ever encountered before: rocks and soil taken from the dark side of the Moon. The successful return of Chang’e-6 to the lunar surface with its historic… Read More »
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module returned to Earth on Tuesday, successfully completing its historic mission to collect the first samples from the far side of the moon in a major step for the country’s ambitious space program. The reentry module “landed successfully” at a designated area in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region just after 2pm local… Read More »
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe set off from the far side of the moon on Tuesday, moving a step closer to completing an ambitious mission that underscores the country’s rise as a space superpower. In a symbolic moment before liftoff, China was also reported to have become the first country to display its national flag on… Read More »
China successfully landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, a major step for the country’s ambitious mission to place astronauts on the lunar surface. The Chang’e-6 probe made a soft landing on the lunar surface around 6:23 a.m. local time in China, elevating China’s status among a number of… Read More »
The 2020s have already seen many Moon landing attempts, although many have crashed or rolled over. With all the excitement surrounding the possibility of humans returning to the Moon, both commercial interests and scientists stand to gain. The Moon is perfectly suited for researchers to build telescopes they cannot place on Earth; because the Moon… Read More »
The 2020s have already seen many Moon landing attempts, although many have crashed or rolled over. With all the excitement surrounding the possibility of humans returning to the Moon, both commercial interests and scientists stand to gain. The Moon is perfectly suited for researchers to build telescopes they cannot place on Earth; because the Moon… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Chang’e-4 mission touched down in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, China became the first and only country to land on the far side of the moon, the side that is… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Chang’e-4 mission touched down in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, China became the first and only country to land on the far side of the moon, the side that is… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Chang’e-4 mission touched down in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, China became the first and only country to land on the far side of the moon, the side that is… Read More »