27 September 2021
Early findings from Chang'e 5 samples shows a mix of "exotic" materials
...Chinese scientists have released their early-stage findings of moon rocks returned to Earth as part of the country’s ...further investigation could help determine the types of space rock that have impacted the Moon's surface over the eons. "All of the ...
July 2019
Lessons from our first race to the Moon
... return system succeeded: Luna-16 (1970), Luna-20 (1972) and Luna 24 (1976) returned a total of 362 grams (11½ ozs) of Moon rock and dust - the six Apollo landers returned 382 kg (842 lbs), about 1,200 times more. The...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
...The regolith or ‘lunar soil’ is the most accessible type of Moon rock, because it is spread across the lunar surface in layers of ...incident sunlight on the regolith suggests that sun-warmed rock transfers heat to the frozen water below, converting it...
September 2017
Australia’s unique space history
... history and technology exhibition, it places Australian space activities in their global context. Its exhibits include an Apollo 16 Moon rock and the unique Zero G Space Lab, an interactive exhibit that uses special effects to trick the mind...
16 January 2019
China unveils future space plans
... phase of China's lunar exploration program, starting with the launch of Chang’e 5 at the end of this year. Chang’e 5 is a Moon-rock sample return mission whose goal is to land in the Mons Rumker region of Oceanus Procellarum, and return a 2 kilogram...
February 2019
Building a space museum from scratch
... can safely say that if you saw humans walk on the Moon, watched a spacecraft land on Mars, enter orbit around a ...to the station’s visitor centre each year on organised excursions. Moon-rock sample on display. I asked the station Director if I could...
