The moon’s far side is pockmarked by craters and has fewer of the near side’s flat, dark plains carved by lava flows. Why the two halves are so different remains a mystery, said study co ...

Sometimes, it's hard to remember that Earth is constantly being bombarded by literally tons of space debris daily. The larger ...

It has been more than half a year since China's epic Chang'e-6 mission brough back to Earth the first-ever samples from the ...

"China and the US have obvious complementary advantages regarding lunar scientific researches, and if combined together, ...

As 2024 draws to a close, which of China's recent space missions impressed you the most? Is it the launch of manned ...

The far side of the Moon has recently revealed some of its secrets through two significant discoveries made by scientists, ...

The astronauts of Apollo 8 were the first men to see the far side of the moon with their own eyes, without the aid of optical devices. From their orbital altitude of 69 statute miles, Frank Borman ...

BEIJING--China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned on Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The probe landed in northern China ...

Missions to the moon’s far side are more difficult because it doesn’t face the Earth, requiring a relay satellite to maintain communications. The terrain is also more rugged, with fewer flat ...

Chinese scientists recently obtained the first information about the ancient magnetic field on the far side of the Moon, through the analysis of lunar soil samples brought back by the Chang'e 6 ...

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