The Chang’e-6 mission’s sample, which might hold clues about the origins of the moon and Earth, is the latest achievement of China’s lunar exploration program.

When OSIRIS-REx returns its asteroid samples to Earth Sept. 24, two University of Arizona researchers will be among the first to examine the precious material.

In response to NASA's plea for help bringing the cost and complexity of its Mars sample-return program, Rocket Lab has won a ...

Technicians remove the sample canister from China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft, which returned moon dirt and rock to Earth in December 2020. (Image credit: National Astronomical Observatories, CAS) ...

How To Unlock The Exhibition Lunar Door. In the main Exhibition underground atrium, you’ll eventually reach a floor with grass-themed art on the second floor from the bottom of the chamber.

In October 2020, OSIRIS-REx landed on near-Earth asteroid Bennu and snagged a sample from its surface.Scientists expected to find extra bits of the asteroid in the canister outside the TAGSAM, an ...

China's Chang'e 6 moon mission returned stunning lunar surface images as it collected samples and sent them to orbit to begin ... the sample canister will be parachuted back to Earth on June 25 ...

China's Chang'e-5, the first lunar sample return mission since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, delivered 1.73 kilograms of regolith from the Oceanus Procellarum, a plane named for its vast size.

Scientists have discovered an abundance of material after opening the OSIRIS-REx canister containing a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu, which could offer key insights into the origins of ...

The capsule was airlifted to Beijing and opened June 26 to retrieve the sample canister. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday that it contains 1,935.3 grams of samples.

Once orbiting Earth, the Chang'e 6 orbiter can dispatch the sample return canister, which is expected to drift back to Earth via parachute on June 25. RELATED STORIES: ...

The lunar soil sample analyzed for this study was collected by China’s Chang’e-5 mission, which made a soft landing on the moon’s Earth-facing northwest corner and carried regolith samples ...