Stuff from the far side is basalt - but less KREEP-y than expected The first ever samples of soil and rock collected from the ...

The first lunar samples from the moon’s far side differ in some interesting ways from those collected from the near side, ...

A Chinese mission to test resource technologies at the moon's south pole is taking shape — and may even include a humanoid ...

The space superpowers set to land astronauts on the Moon — the U.S. and China — should forge a lunar peace pact protecting ...

China is seeking to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base, launching an in-space experiment to test whether ...

Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and ...

However, the US lunar program is delayed, in part because the spacesuits and lunar-landing vehicle are not ready. Meanwhile, ...

China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft in June made history by retrieving the first surface samples from the far side of the ...

New research shows that volcanoes erupted on the far side of the moon billions of years ago, mirroring activity on the near ...

After analyzing the sample brought by Chang'e-6, researchers found that the moon’s oldest and deepest crater on its far side ...

China is experimenting with lunar soil bricks to build a permanent base on the Moon by 2035. Prototype bricks, stronger than ...

China's Chang'e 8 mission will introduce new technologies and ... Scheduled for 2028, the mission aims to land near the ...