China's Chang’e-6 mission has delivered the first-ever samples from the Moon’s far side, shedding light on one of planetary ...

A series of recent findings from the Chang’e-6 mission have significantly advanced our understanding of the Moon’s far side, ...

Scientists expect the Chang'e 6 samples to deliver not only key geologic knowledge about the moon, but also improve their understanding of Earth and the solar system's early history.

China’s Chang’e-6 mission has made lunar history by retrieving the first-ever samples from the Moon’s mysterious farside, specifically the massive South Pole–Aitken Basin. These ancient rocks have ...

The Chang'e-6 probe's return capsule, which contained lunar samples from the moon's far side, is shown on June 25 after landing in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

For decades, scientists have wondered why the moon’s two sides are so different. The side we see from Earth, known as the ...

The Chang’e 6 farside sample-return mission was launched by a Long March 5 rocket on May 3, 2024, from China’s Wenchang Space Launch Site on the island of Hainan.

Meanwhile, researchers across Nasa and American government departments may be locked out from Chinese findings due to US ...

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The Moon's near and far sides exhibit striking asymmetry—from topography and crustal thickness to volcanic activity—yet the origins of these ...