Chang’e 5, seen in this artist’s concept, will attempt to robotically collect lunar samples before returning them to Earth for detailed analysis using sophisticated lab equipment.

Representation of the Chang'e-5 lander in low lunar orbit ahead of landing. Credit: BACC HELSINKI — China’s Chang’e-5 has successfully landed on the moon in a major step towards obtaining ...

Testing of the samples brought back by Chang'e-5, which were mostly basalt, showed that the moon had a magnetic field of between 2,000 to 4,000 nanoteslas approximately 2 billion years ago, which ...

Chang'e 5 is the first lunar sample-return mission since 1976. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China has landed on the moon ...

Chang'e 6 built off the accomplishments of two previous Chinese missions: Chang'e 4, which soft-landed on the far side of the Moon and used a rover to explore the surface, and Chang'e 5, which ...

A simulated image of the Chang'e-5 spacecraft blasting off from the moon. The Chinese National Space Administration placed China's first real flag on the lunar surface Thursday.

China's Chang'e 5 mission brought back evidence that the moon had erupting volcanoes just 120 million years ago.

Graphical depiction of exotic igneous clasts in Chang’e-5 lunar regolith CREDIT IGCAS The Chang’e-5 mission touched down in the Mons Rümker region of the northern Oceanus Procellarum of the ...

The Chang'e-5 mission touched down in the Mons Rümker region of the northern Oceanus Procellarum of the Moon and returned 1.731 kg of lunar regolith. Recognizing exotic clasts (i.e., non-Chang'e ...

Chang’e 5 Probe Reveals Volcanic Activity on the Moon Occurred Much Earlier Than Previously Believed Wednesday September 11, 2024 Written by Gadgets 360 Staff China's Chang'e 5 mission has ...

China’s ambitious Chang’e 5 mission to the Moon successfully landed at its intended destination. The mission will take samples from the surface of the Moon as well as from a couple of meters ...

The Chang’e-5 mission touched down in the Mons Rümker region of the northern Oceanus Procellarum of the Moon and returned 1.731 kg of lunar regolith. Recognizing exotic clasts (i.e., non-Chang ...