Findings from the first lunar far side samples raise new questions about the moon’s history
The first lunar samples from the moon’s far side differ in some interesting ways from those collected from the near side, ...
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Moon’s oldest crater on its far side was volcanically active around 2.8 billion years ago
After analyzing the sample brought by Chang'e-6, researchers found that the moon’s oldest and deepest crater on its far side ...
Samples obtained by Chinese spacecraft show moon's ancient volcanism
China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft in June made history by retrieving the first surface samples from the far side of the ...
OTD In Space - November 17: 1st Successful Lift-Off From Lunar Surface
On7, 1967, NASA's Surveyor 6 spacecraft made the first liftoff from the lunar surface. Surveyor 6 was one of several robotic ...
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55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Makes Pinpoint Landing On Moon
In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and ...
Why the US hasn't returned humans to the moon. The reasons are depressing.
The last time a human visited the moon was in December 1972 during NASA's Apollo 17 mission. Since then, there have been many ...
Samples from far side of the moon show history of ancient volcanoes
The first surface samples retrieved from the dark side of the moon show that there used to be erupting volcanoes there, just ...
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The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface
However, the US lunar program is delayed, in part because the spacesuits and lunar-landing vehicle are not ready. Meanwhile, ...
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‘It’s an addiction’: Australia’s oldest jockey signs off
“My first winner was around the time of the first moon landing,” Ballard said ahead of his final race meeting, which was moved from Julia Creek to Mt Isa due to wet weather earlier this week.