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China’s Chang’e 6 probe to the far side of the moon aims to solve a major lunar mystery

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Chinas Chang’e-6 mission, currently on its way to retrieve a sample of material on the other side of the moonwill test theories as to why the near and far sides of the moon are so different. To have launched on May 3 Chang’e-6 is expected to land in early June in the Apollo double-ring impact … Read more

China’s Chang’e 5 moon samples, out of reach of NASA for years, are finally available to American scientists

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NASA has given green-lighted space agency-funded researchers permission to request access to Chinese lunar samples returned to Earth via that country’s Chang’e-5 moon mission. In December 2020, China’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission shot 3.8 pounds (1,731 grams) of moon rocks and soil back to Earth from the Oceanus Procellarum exploration site on the moon’s near side. … Read more