Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing on June 2. China's Chang'e-6 touched down on the far side of the moon and collected samples for the first time in history, ...

The moon was once engulfed by a massive magma ocean, analysis of geological samples collected by India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Less visible and vocal than its American counterpart, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) is hard at work expanding the Asian country's presence on the Moon. Not only that, but the ...

Royal Society University Research Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester Data from India’s recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of ...

Scientists may finally understand the process that creates a unique moon rock type. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists ...

BEIJING, 4 March (BelTA - China Daily) - A new study of the lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission has verified the hypothesis that the moon was entirely covered by a molten "magma ocean ...

Image shows astronaut-geologist standing next to a huge lunar boulder during NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972. The scientists in this research used rock samples from this Apollo mission. New research ...

What’s more nerve-wracking than climbing an active volcano? Climbing it with kilos of delicate equipment, knowing that a single eruption could send both scientists and sensors hurtling downhill. Over ...

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 ...