All articles tagged with #far side of the moon
Space.com reports that NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts photographed the Moon's far side during a lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, a period when Earth–Moon communications paused for about 40 minutes; the Orion spacecraft carried a four‑astronaut crew roughly 252,756 miles (406,771 km) from Earth—the farthest humans have ventured—continuing NASA's first crewed Moon mission since Apollo.
NASA's Artemis II crew captured dramatic images from the Moon's far side, including an Earthset and a total solar eclipse, during a flyby that extended more than 4,000 miles beyond the Moon; two new craters were named Integrity and Carroll, and Orion is set to splash down near San Diego on April 10 as the mission continues.
Scientists analyzing samples from China's Chang'e-6 mission on the Moon's far side discovered rare meteorite fragments that predate the Solar System, offering new insights into asteroid contributions to planetary formation and the Moon's impact history.
Samples from China's Chang'e 6 mission reveal that the Moon's far side interior is significantly cooler than the near side, challenging previous assumptions about lunar symmetry and offering new insights into the Moon's formation and thermal evolution.
China's Chang'e 6 mission has successfully landed on the far side of the moon, capturing dramatic video footage of its descent. This marks China's second successful soft landing on the moon's far side, a region rarely explored due to its inaccessibility. The mission aims to collect and return lunar samples to Earth, providing valuable scientific insights into the moon's composition and history.
China's Chang’e-6 mission successfully landed on the far side of the moon, targeting the South Pole-Aitken Basin, to collect unique lunar samples. This marks China's fourth successful lunar landing and aims to bring back up to 2,000 grams of lunar material for scientific analysis. The mission involves complex stages, including sample collection, ascent, and return to Earth, with the samples expected to provide valuable insights into lunar and early solar system history.
China's upcoming lunar mission, Chang'e 6, is set to launch next year with the goal of collecting samples from the far side of the moon and returning them to Earth. The mission will also carry payloads from the European Space Agency and Pakistan. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) plans to enhance international cooperation and expand the lunar research station project. Following Chang'e 6, the Chang'e 7 and Chang'e 8 missions will explore the moon's south pole region, investigate the lunar environment, and prospect for resources. China's previous mission, Chang'e 5, brought back 1.7kg of rocks and dust, providing evidence of water on the lunar surface.