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China’s Chang’e-6 lunar mission returns to Earth with historic far-edge samples

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 »

Lego reveals details of Apollo lunar rover model coming in August

Lego is set to unveil a detailed model of NASA’s original “rock and roll ride”, the electric car used by the last three Apollo crews to explore the moon. The new Lego Technic “NASA Apollo Lunar Rover – LRV” set will be available in Lego stores on August 1. “Take a journey to the moon… Read More »