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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.
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The PLA’s Information Support Force takes part in a large-scale military parade in Beijing on September 3. Photo: Xinhua

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The China Academy of Art has confirmed that Wang Fei, who taught at Syracuse University in New York state, died on Monday. He was 45. Photo: Handout
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Chinese researchers say the Chang’e 6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon. Photo: Xinhua
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Chang’e-6 study shows asteroid strike may have altered moon’s far-side mantle

Meanwhile, researchers across Nasa and American government departments may be locked out from Chinese findings due to US budget cuts.

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Mengzhou spacecraft for China’s moon-landing mission passes landmark test flight

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China’s ‘hopeless’ satellites create first Earth-moon navigation network

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Chinese scientists propose a giant telescope on the far side of the moon

Array would leverage robotic and crewed lunar missions and China-led International Lunar Research Station set to take shape by 2035.

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China has proposed building a radio telescope on the moon although finding a large, flat surface in the rugged terrain of the lunar south pole is a challenge. Photo: Shutterstock Images
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Moon’s magnetic pull lasted much longer than thought: Chinese study

Lunar rocks collected by China’s Chang’e-5 mission reveal new details that may offer key insights into planetary habitability and evolution.

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The English impediment: why Chinese scientists can’t use Chinese

In the world of science, English is the standard language. But could this be limiting talented Chinese academics?

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Recap | China’s genetically modified sweet tomatoes, AI robot lifeguards: 5 top science stories

From genetically enhanced tomatoes to advanced satellite imaging and 6G radiation fears for fertility, here are five of our recent China science stories.

Most consumers prefer sweeter fresh tomatoes, and genetic science may be able to satisfy that hunger. Photo: EPA
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World first as Chinese sample reveals ‘young’ volcanic activity on moon’s far side

Chinese and US scientists have come up with some surprising results after testing rock samples collected by the Chang’e-6 lunar mission.

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Will these be the building blocks of China’s base on the moon?

Researchers in Wuhan simulate lunar soil to create what could become the foundations of a space outpost.

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China’s Chang’e-6 reveals greyer, rockier soil from far side of the moon

First peek at samples from latest Chinese lunar mission follows news that Chang’e-4 rover Yutu-2 is still roaming moon’s ‘dark side’.

The Chang’e-6 mission soil samples are being stored in a nitrogen-filled cabinet alongside those from the Chang’e-5 mission. Photo: CCTV
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Hong Kong researchers eye far side of moon soil samples from Chang’e-6 mission

Polytechnic University also says it recently secured loan of lunar soil samples collected by Chang’e-5 mission in 2020.

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China’s lunar probe brought back 1.9kg of rock samples, space agency says

The samples, collected from the unexplored far side of the moon, were handed over to the Chinese Academy of Sciences on Friday.

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Lunar samples: China calls on US to ‘remove obstacles’ to space cooperation

Scientists from around the world are welcome to study samples from the far side of the moon brought back by Chang’e-6 probe, officials say.

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A re-entry capsule containing samples from the far side of the moon touched down in Inner Mongolia on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
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Video | China to study rocks from moon’s far side in world first

China’s Chang’e-6 mission returns to Earth with first samples from moon’s far side
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China’s Chang’e-6 mission returns to Earth with historic lunar far side cargo

Re-entry capsule touches down safely in Inner Mongolia with the first samples ever retrieved from the moon’s rough, mysterious side.

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Will China’s moon sample paper be in English or Chinese? Here’s why it matters

The Chang’e-6 mission’s cargo is expected to yield a wealth of research but debate is growing about what language it will be published in first.

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China’s Chang’e-6 selfie from moon’s far side taken with AI

The autonomous four-wheeled mini-rover is ‘a testament’ to the software team’s breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, state media said.

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Chinese state media has confirmed that artificial intelligence was used by the Chang’e-6 mission’s mini-rover to take this image on the surface of the moon’s far side. Photo: CNSA

Video | China lunar lander collects first ‘far side’ rock samples

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‘First time in history’: China’s Chang’e-6 probe lifts off from moon’s far side

China’s space authority says the ascent vehicle left the lunar surface at 7.38am with around 2kg of specimens.

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Video | What is China’s Chang’e-6 doing on the moon?

China’s Chang’e-6 touches down on far side of moon on mission to bring rock samples back to Earth
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China’s Chang’e-6 lander touches down on far side of moon on rock sample mission

Probe lands on the South Pole-Aitken basin and will start collecting the first samples from this part of the moon.

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China has landed a spacecraft on the moon’s far side for a second time. Photo: CCTV
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China’s Chang’e-6 blasts off to fetch samples from far side of the moon

Chinese spacecraft begins 53-day journey to collect soil and rocks and bring them back to Earth for scientific study.

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3 Chinese satellites enter lunar orbit, fate of 2 that fell short isn’t clear

Queqiao-2 communication relay satellite arrived 440km above the moon’s surface early on Monday, says CNSA; state media says ‘work is under way to address’ DRO-A/B satellites that failed to reach their designated altitude after March 13 launch.

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In 2024, China plans 100 rocket launches to send 300 spacecraft into orbit

About 70 launches will be conducted by CASC and others will be commercial launches, according to annual blue book.

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The Chang’e-6 lunar mission is one of China’s 100 planned launches this year. It aims to return with samples from the far side of the moon. Image: CCTV
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US-China space race fuelled by lunar landings and orbital ‘parking spots’

Geopolitical rivals take competition to celestial heights, with satellite positioning and control of ideal routes between Earth and the moon at stake.

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Beleaguered Peregrine mission could put US behind China in moon race: expert

It may be a good idea to test out propulsion and lander technologies first in space, author and space policy expert at Arizona State University says.

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China’s next space mission set to reveal secrets from the far side of the moon

Chang’e 6, the next mission in China’s moon programme, should launch in 2024. It will carry science payloads and satellites, and return more moon rocks to Earth.

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