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, ...

China’s Chang’e-6 mission has made lunar history by retrieving the first-ever samples from the Moon’s mysterious farside, ...

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

A series of research findings by Chinese scientists on the samples collected by the Chang'e-6 mission from the moon's far ...

China's Chang'e-6 mission landed on the moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin, according to the China National Space Administration ...

Chang’e-6, the first mission to bring back soil from the moon’s far side, collected 1.9 kilograms (4.2 pounds) of lunar soil via a robotic probe in June before returning to Earth, ...

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module returned to Earth Tuesday, completing its historic mission to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon in a major step forward for the ...

Chang'e 6's touchdown On June 6, Chang'e 6 landed within the colossal South Pole-Aitken basin, which is about 1,550 miles (2,500 km) wide and 5 miles (8 km) deep.

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. Credit: CNSA.

China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side in June. Its moon lander, Chang'e 6, used a robotic scoop and drill to collect approximately 5 pounds (2 ...