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Scientists are eager to work on Chang’e-6 rock samples, which touched down in the Chinese autonomous region Inner Mongolia today

June 24, 2024 | 08:00PM

First ever rocks from the Moon’s far side have landed on Earth
Scientists have high hopes for the first mission to collect rocks from the far side of the Moon

May 05, 2024 | 08:00PM

China's Chang'e-6 launches successfully — what happens next?
The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe doubles the resolution of Apollo-era maps and will support the space ambitions of China and other countries

April 24, 2024 | 08:00PM

China's Moon atlas is the most detailed ever made
Its engineers never gave up hope, but the Moon-lander continues to beat the odds

February 26, 2024 | 08:00PM

Japanese Moon-lander unexpectedly survives the lunar night
Landing within 100 metres of its target zone, the craft has pioneered a new image-based automatic navigation

January 21, 2024 | 08:00PM

Japan’s successful Moon landing was the most precise ever But its mission might be cut short

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