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Chang’e 5 touched down on the Moon in December 2020, where it scooped up a sample of the lunar regolith and returned it to Earth a few weeks later, marking the first successful lunar retrieval mission since 1976. Analysis turned up traces of water and the youngest known Moon rocks so far.
China’s pioneering mission to explore the far side of the Moon continues to shed new light on this relatively unknown territory, with scientists using instruments aboard the unmanned Chang’e-4 spacecraft to peek beneath the surface for the first time. The probe’s rover module has used onboard radar to penetrate deep into the Moon to help scientists build a picture of the subsurface structure, offering new clues on its turbulent history.
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Continue reading China’s Chang’e-4 probe peers beneath the surface of Moon’s far side
Although it looks like a boring, barren place, the Moon is home to some pretty amazing landmarks. The South Pole-Aitken basin, for example, is the largest impact crater in the solar system, measuring about 2,500 km (1,550 mi) across at its widest point. And now scientists have detected something strange buried under the crater.
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Continue Reading Huge metallic anomaly detected buried beneath the Moon’s largest crater
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Continue reading Huge metallic anomaly detected buried beneath the Moon's largest crater
Cotton sprouts grew for about one week in a biosphere brought to the Moon by China’s Chang’e-4 mission. Continue reading The First Plants to Grow on the Moon Are Already Dead
Cotton seeds brought to the far side of the Moon by China’s Chang’e-4 lander have sprouted. Continue reading Plants Are Growing on the Moon for the First Time
Chang’e 4 mission leads released landing footage and panoramic pictures on Friday. Continue reading China Releases Gorgeous New Footage of the Far Side of the Moon
The Chang’e 4 mission includes a lander, a rover, and a canister of potato seeds. Continue reading Hell Yeah, We’re Going to the Far Side of the Moon
China just launched a lunar orbiter that will act as a relay for the first lander on the far side of the moon later this year. Continue reading China Wants to Be the First Country to Land on the Dark Side of the Moon