Lego is gearing up to deliver a detailed model of the original “rock and rolling ride,” the electric buggy driven by NASA’s last three Apollo crews to explore the moon. The new Lego Technic “NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle – LRV” set will roll into Lego stores on Aug. 1. “Embark on a journey to […]
China’s Chang’e-6 mission, currently on its way to retrieve a sample of material from the far side of the moon, will test theories of why the lunar near and far side are so different. Having launched on May 3, Chang’e-6 is expected to land in early June within the Apollo double ring impact basin, which […]
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Stonehenge has aligned with the sun on the solstices for thousands of years, but is it possible that it also aligns with the moon? A once-in-a-generation event, known as a “major lunar standstill” is now underway, and scientists are ready to investigate whether ancient people built the monument to align with our natural satellite. A major lunar […]
Many of us remember building time capsules to preserve memories from our lives on the ground. Now, on a bigger scale, humanity’s languages and culture will get their own safeguards on a mission to the moon. ispace, a Japanese lunar exploration company that’s working to put more human presence in space, has teamed up with […]
China’s most ambitious moon mission yet, Chang’e 6, entered lunar orbit overnight on Tuesday (May 7), setting its sights for a landing on the moon’s far side to collect and return samples to Earth. Chang’e 6 launched May 3 from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in southern China’s Hainan province, riding a Long March 5 rocket to orbit […]
Mini Surprise China is set to become the first country to ever return samples from the far side of the Moon. Apart from collecting rocks and dust, the mission — dubbed Chang’e-6 — is carrying an even more interesting piece of equipment: a previously undisclosed lunar rover, SpaceNews reports. Eagle-eyed space reporter Andrew Jones spotted what […]
China’s new teaser for its lunar base appeared to show a NASA Space Shuttle taking off. It’s a peculiar detail in the clip, because China and the US don’t work with each other in space. The Space Shuttle was later blurred out in a state media version of the CGI video. A new concept video […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Chang’e-4 mission landed in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, China became the first and only country to land on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces […]
WENCHANG SPACE LAUNCH SITE, China — China launched an uncrewed lunar spacecraft Friday in a first-of-its-kind mission to bring back samples from the far side of the moon, the latest step in a rapidly advancing Chinese space program that is spurring competition with the United States and others. The Chang’e 6 lifted off on time […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Japan’s “Moon Sniper” lander has defied the odds for a third time, surviving yet another long, frigid lunar night despite not being designed to endure such harsh conditions, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Temperatures […]
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has survived its third week-long night on the moon. This is despite the fact the Japanese lunar lander wasn’t designed to withstand even one blisteringly cold night on the moon, during which temperatures dropped as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 170 degrees Celsius). The Japan Aerospace […]