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Chang’e 6i

China is expected to launch its next robot lunar lander in 2024, with Chang’e 6 collecting samples near the lunar south pole before returning to Earth.

Why did lava flow on ‘cold and dead’ moon? Chinese scientists find clues

Scientists in China analysed rock samples from the Apollo and Chang’e lunar missions to better understand when the moon cooled and hardened. Photo: Shutterstock

Volcanic eruptions may explain lava rocks retrieved during China’s Chang’e 5 lunar mission
The samples date back 2 billion years – long after the moon is thought to have cooled and hardened

22 Oct 2022 - 3:46AMvideocam

Could a small device give oxygen to China’s moon base ambitions?

Researchers are studying lunar samples to find ways to sustain a base on the moon. Photo: Xinhua

Using lunar soil as a catalyst, scientists hope to test a life-support system for astronauts in space.

5 May 2022 - 11:45PMvideocam

China’s next space goal: to target a dangerous asteroid

China plans to target a threatening near-Earth asteroid and send it into another orbit. Photo: Shutterstock

Space official says scientists will look at near-Earth asteroids over the next few years and aim for the most threatening.

24 Apr 2022 - 9:15PMvideocam

China ‘hopes to start exploratory work on moon base by 2024’

The Chang’e 4 mission saw China put a lander on the far side of the moon. Photo: AP

Wu Weiren said the next phase of the Chang’e lunar project aims to launch a spacecraft to begin surveying the south pole within 2 years

8 Mar 2022 - 10:41PMvideocam