The near side of the moon has been studied more extensively than the far side. Dinkun Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Scientists analyzed the first and thus far only rock samples from the far ...

The Chang’e 6 spacecraft is heading to the moon to bring back samples from its far side. The Chinese mission, which is due to blast off between 8.30am and 11.00am GMT from the Wenchang Space Launch ...

BEIJING — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and ...

China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon in a first-of-its-kind mission to return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored ...

The material Chang'e-6 will bring back will be the first samples from the lunar far side. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China's ...

A small spacecraft landed in Inner Mongolia on Tuesday, bringing samples from the far side of the Moon back to Earth. This was not China's first robotic mission to return a few pounds of dust and ...

Chang'e 6 will haul dirt and rocks home from the mysterious lunar far side. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China is headed back ...

Why does the same side of the Moon always face Earth? I know this is called tidal locking, but what is the underlying ...

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