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Chinese scientists make lunar chronology breakthrough with Chang'e-6 samples from far side of moon

ECNS 09 Feb 2026
The impact cratering rates on the near and far sides of the moon are essentially consistent ... Their results show that far-side crater density data aligns perfectly with the confidence interval of the near-side-derived model.
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China Focus: Scientists make lunar chronology breakthrough with Chang'e-6 samples from far side of moon

China.dot.org 08 Feb 2026
A breakthrough came in June 2024, when China's Chang'e-6 mission returned 1,935 grams of lunar samples from the Apollo Basin, which is located within the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the moon's far side.
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Inside NASA's journey to the far side of the moon with Artemis II | 60 Minutes

CBS News 02 Feb 2026
More than 50 years after NASA's last human mission to the moon, four astronauts, three Americans and a Canadian, are set for the 10-day Artemis II mission to the far side of the moon ... .
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2/1/2026: Minneapolis; The Far Side of the Moon; Boom Chicago

CBS News 02 Feb 2026
First, calls grow for an independent probe into Minneapolis shootings. Then, NASA's journey to the far side of the moon. And, the Amsterdam improv club behind comedy legends ... .
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The Far Side Of The Moon | Sunday on 60 Minutes

CBS News 01 Feb 2026
This month, NASA aims to launch four astronauts around the far side of the moon. The Artemis II mission will be NASA's first human mission to the moon in over 50 years. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday ... .
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Keeping an eye on the far side of the moon

CBC 24 Jan 2026
While human missions to the moon will be facing Earth, on the other side of the moon, completely hidden from view, there will be a plethora of robots silently peering out to the edge of the universe and back to find out how it all began ... .
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China found something strange on far side of moon no one ever saw occur naturally before

South China Morning Post 22 Jan 2026
Tiny carbon nanotubes with walls just one atom thick found on the far side of the moon have provided ...
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China’s probe finds carbon tubes on far side of moon thought possible only in labs

Interesting Engineering 22 Jan 2026
Researchers from Jilin University identified single-walled carbon nanotubes in soil samples brought back from the far side of the moon by China’s 2024 Chang’e-6 mission. .
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Analysis of Chang'e-6 Samples Addresses Mysteries About the Far Side of the Moon.

Universe Today 17 Jan 2026
... cratered mountains and a thicker crust on the far side.
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China Delivered Rocks From The Far Side Of The Moon. They Appear To Be Significantly Different From The Nearside

IFL Science 15 Jan 2026
A new analysis of material brought back from the far side of the Moon by China's ... Often referred to as the "dark side" of the Moon, the far side actually receives about the same amount of sunlight.
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Chang'e-6 study reveals early massive impact heated deep materials on lunar far side: report

People Daily 14 Jan 2026
Analysis of basalt samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe from the far side of moon continue to renew humanity's understanding of the lunar past ... the deep materials on the lunar far side.
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Xinhua News | Giant impact on moon's far side results in volatile loss from lunar mantle: study

Xinhua 13 Jan 2026
... far side, providing crucial evidence for understanding the impact of large-scale collisions on the lunar evolution and for uncovering the causes of different nature of moon's near side and far side.
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Giant impact on moon's far side results in volatile loss from lunar mantle: study

People Daily 13 Jan 2026
... far side, providing crucial evidence for understanding the impact of large-scale collisions on the lunar evolution and for uncovering the causes of different nature of moon's near side and far side.
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Scientists Discover Hidden Heat Source Beneath the Moon’s Far Side

Pravda 26 Dec 2025
Scientists have identified a long-hidden anomaly beneath the far side of the Moon, concealed below ancient impact craters and retaining heat billions of years after its formation.
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