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NASA moon orbiter spots Chinese lander on lunar far side (photo)
By Leonard David published
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has taken its first look at China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft on the moon's far side.
Astronauts could mix moon dust with old satellites to make fuel
By Samantha Mathewson published
Soil sourced directly from the lunar surface could help astronauts establish and sustain a permanent presence on the moon.
How China's Chang'e 6 minirover snapped its epic photo on the moon's far side
By Andrew Jones published
China has revealed details about a miniature rover tucked away on the country's pioneering Chang'e 6 lunar far side sample-return mission.
China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft finds long-sought particles on far side of the moon
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A European experiment aboard China's Chang'e 6 mission has recorded certain charged particles previously undetected on the moon's surface.
Chinese moon researchers gearing up for June 25 arrival of far side samples
By Leonard David published
Chang'e 6 will deliver unprecedented cargo to Earth.
China's Chang'e 6 mission carried a stone flag to the moon's far side
By Leonard David published
The Chinese flag that the Chang'e 6 mission brought to the moon's far side is made primarily of basalt, a volcanic rock that's plentiful on the lunar surface.
Chang'e 6 probe's far-side moon samples enter return-to-Earth module in lunar orbit, China says
By Robert Lea published
The two spacecraft of the Chang'e 6 mission met and docked in orbit over the moon on Thursday (June 6) to transfer samples the moon's far side. They'll now be returned to Earth.
China's Chang'e 6 probe launches samples of far side of the moon to lunar orbit. Next stop? Earth (photos)
By Robert Lea published
China's Chang'e 6 moon mission returned stunning lunar surface images as it collected samples and sent them to orbit to begin their historic return to Earth for study.
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