China Gets Its Hands on Exactly 4.26 Pounds of Moon No One Has Ever Seen Before

On June 25, 2024, a Chinese spacecraft called Chang'e-6 delivered to Earth a capsule containing samples from the far side of the Moon. It marked the first time humanity got its hands on samples coming from the part of the Moon we never get to see from down here. And now we know exactly how much of the stuff we really have at our disposal. Earth's natural satellite is tidally locked with our planet, meaning its rotational period ... (continue reading...)