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

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

How does the melting of Antarctica’s glaciers affect Montanans’ daily lives? Land-locked Montanans might assume they would hardly be affected by the melting of a glacier at the bottom of the earth.

For decades, scientists have pieced together the moon’s history using samples from its near side, collected during NASA’s Apollo missions. But then in May 2024, China’s Chang’e 6 mission touched down ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, recent lunar samples brought back by China’s Chang’e 6 mission have confirmed a crucial piece ...

Today, Yellowstone remains a place of low volcanic risk. Sure, there are sometimes small explosions stoked by hot water and steam. But it's mostly thermal pools and awesome geysers, reminding us of ...

[Photo/China National Space Administration/Handout via Xinhua] BEIJING -- A new study of the lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission has verified the hypothesis that the moon was entirely ...

Frequent readers of this annual feature may spot some repeat places such as Red Bridge, Catherine Creek and Battle Mountain, which always feature in the bottom 20. But this year’s list also has a few ...

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

located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition of magma could drive ...

BEIJING: A new study of the lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e-6 mission has verified the hypothesis that the Moon was entirely covered by a molten "magma ocean" in the early stages after its ...