China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon
The Chang’e 6 lunar probe sits atop its rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in ChinaVCG via Getty Images The Chang’e 6 spacecraft is heading to the moon to…
India’s Chandrayaan-3 launches to explore moon’s water-rich south pole
Chandrayaan-3 is on its way to the moonISRO Official India has successfully launched its latest mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-3. The spacecraft is designed to explore the south pole of…
There’s a huge radioactive slab of volcanic granite buried on the moon
The Compton-Belkovich region of the moon is hiding a granite slab beneath the surfaceNASA/GSFC/Arizona State UniversityThe far side of the moon is hiding evidence of an enormous ancient volcano. But…
NASA’s Orion capsule captures gorgeous close-up pictures of the moon
The Orion capsule has made its closest fly-by of the moon and sent back detailed images of its surface and of the spacecraft rounding the far side of the moon…
