A study by Chinese scientists conducted paleomagnetic analyses on basalts returned by the Chang'e-6 mission and revealed a significant reinforcement of the lunar dynamo approximately 2.8 billion ...

BEIJING - Based on research on lunar samples retrieved by Chang'e-6 mission, a team of Chinese scientists confirmed that the ...

Chinese scientists, using lunar soil samples brought back by Chang'e-6, have determined that the Moon's oldest and largest impact crater, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin, was formed 4.25 billion ...

A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...

Basalt samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago (Ga) and 4.2 Ga, according to research conducted by Prof. Li Qiuli's ...

China's Chang’e 6 returned the first samples from the moon’s far side, revealing volcanic secrets, impact history, and unique ...

with the primary basalt formation age determined to be approximately 2.82 billion years. These findings validate the lunar magma ocean hypothesis, which states that the moon experienced global ...

As it maneuvers into position for a landing attempt, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander captured some gorgeous video of the Moon rolling away below it.

The primary age of the basalt in the study samples is 2.823 billion years, and the characteristics of the source region validate the lunar magma ocean model. The findings also suggest that the ...

New findings from China's Chang'e 6 lunar farside samples offer insights into the moon's volcanic past and mantle evolution.

The basalt present in the Chang'e-6 samples is primarily 2.823 billion years old, and its characteristics support the lunar magma ocean model. The research also suggests that the impact event that ...