By Matthew Phelan Senior science reporter for Dailymail.Com 6:51 PM June 17, 2024, updated 9:22 PM June 17, 2024 This year marks the first ‘great lunar standstill’ since 2006, when the moon’s path travels higher in the sky – to people on the ground it appears to be standing still. Also known as the ‘lunistice’, … Read more
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has gotten its first look at China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft on the far side of the moon. The Change 6 The lander is flanked by two craters that are similar in size and sits on the edge of a much subtler crater about 50 meters wide, reports Mark Robinson, the … Read more
HELSINKI – European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could end despite successful cooperation in the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission. ESA delivered a payload for China’s Chang’e-6 complex sample return mission to the far side of the moon, which launched on May 3. The mission aims to collect and return samples from the far side of the moon, … Read more
China’s Chang’e 6 mission continues to make history after collecting the first samples ever taken from the far side of the moon and those samples are now being transferred between spacecraft in orbit. That transfer was necessary for the next step in the monsters’ journey: the return to Earth. The successful rendezvous and docking of … Read more
HELSINKI – An ascent vehicle docked with the Chang’e-6 service module on Thursday, in a crucial step toward bringing the first samples to Earth from the far side of the moon. The rendezvous and docking to the lunar orbit was completed at 2:48 a.m. Eastern (0648 UTC) on June 6, the China National Space Administration … Read more
HELSINKI – Material from the far side of the moon has begun its journey to Earth after Chinese spacecraft collected samples and launched them into lunar orbit. The Chang’e-6 mission’s ascent vehicle lifted off from atop the mission lander in the Apollo crater at 7:38 PM on June 3 (2338 UTC), the China National Space … Read more
Image caption, The Chinese space agency said the robotic craft waved a Chinese flag after completing sample collection Item information Author, Frances Mao Role, BBC news 1 hour ago China says its lunar probe has successfully lifted off from the far side of the moon to begin its journey back to Earth with the first … Read more
Enlarge / A high-level breakdown of Intel’s next-generation Lunar Lake chips, which retains some of the changes from Meteor Lake while rolling back others. Intel Considering recent production issues, AMD’s resurgence, Qualcomm’s entry, and Apple’s shift from customer to competitor, it’s been a rough few years for Intel processors. Computer buyers have more viable options … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — To those who have gathered throughout the centuries at Stonehenge – the imposing prehistoric monument that knew it dominated the Salisbury Plain in south-west England for some 4,500 years – it was probably … Read more