Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.
China's lunar sample collection mission Chang'e 6 has made history by successfully touching down on the far side of the moon, and it even sent back a stunning video of its landing. probe arrived at the moon on Sunday EDT . The video footage was filmed by thethat humanity never gets to see from Earth. That's because the moon is tidally locked, meaning one of the lunar hemispheres perpetually faces our planet while the other always faces away into space.
China's Chang'e 6 moon lander snapped this view of the surface of the far side of the moon during its landing approach on June 1, 2024.have been rare, with the near side much easier to reach and explore; thus far, China is the only country to achieve a soft landing on the far side of the moon. NASA's Ranger 4 was the first spacecraft to touch down on the far side of the moon in 1962, but this was a crash landing, and it failed to send any data back to Earth.
The Chang'e 6 video shows the new mission is already shedding light on a mysterious region of Earth's familiar lunar companion.Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors An image of the far side of the moon with the South Pole-Aitken Basin in purple at the bottom center. and entered lunar orbit four days later, will now spend several days using its onboard drill to collect lunar dirt, or"," and rock from around its landing site. If everything goes according to plan, Chang'e 6's landing won't be its only historic moment. The CNSA intends to use the robotic mission to return 4.4 pounds of lunar material back to Earth.
Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University. Follow him on Twitter @sciencef1rst.
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