China’s Chang’e-6 mission just nailed a landing on the far side of the Moon, turning a once purely theoretical goal into a working sample-return pipeline. I see this touchdown as the anchor for a ...
A panorama returned by the Chang'e-5 lander, showing robotic sampling arm and scoop marks in lunar regolith. Credit: CNSA/CLEP HELSINKI — China has accepted a number of international applications to ...