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The far side of the moon was once a vast magma ocean, Chinese lunar lander confirms
New findings from China's Chang'e 6 lunar farside samples offer insights into the moon's volcanic past and mantle evolution.
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Moon’s Far Side Was a Massive Magma Ocean, Chinese Scientists Reveal!
In a groundbreaking revelation, recent lunar samples brought back by China’s Chang’e 6 mission have confirmed a crucial piece ...
Lunar far side samples bolster theory that the moon was once covered in magma
A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...
Moon lander from Intuitive Machines touches down, but apparently tips over
Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is "alive," but it's not yet known what mission objectives can still be met.
Athena moon mission comes to early end after lander tips over in off-target touchdown in a crater
Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...
Athena lander dies after toppling near the moon's south pole
A day after a live webcast captured a somber-looking mission control room in the minutes surrounding its planned Thursday ...
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How did Earth get such a strange moon? Exploring the giant impact theory
The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the solar system was just getting started, a Mars-size protoplanet named Theia ...
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Blue Ghost Lander Successfully Completes Historic Lunar Mission
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost commercial lander has gone dark on the moon as planned, but not before sending back ...