Bringing pieces of Mars moon back to Earth
A team, led by the OU’s Dr Manish Patel, a renowned expert on Mars exploration, has given the thumbs up for a new Japanese mission to bring pieces of Mars’ moon back to Earth.
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China set to blast off to the far side of the Moon – here’s what it could discover
China is attempting to recover the first ever soil and rock samples from the lunar far side. The surface mission, Chang’e 6, named after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang’e, is a successor to the successful sample return mission, Chang’e 5, and a part of the Chinese lunar exploration programme.
2nd May 2024
