Tag: Moon Rocks
Sharing Priceless Moon Samples: China Collaborates Globally, Excludes NASA
China's Chang's 5 return capsule with samples of the moon is seen after landing in Inner Mongolia, China, on Dec. 17, 2020. (Image credit: CASC)Precious moon samples brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e...
Rare Moon Rocks Arrive in UK
Moon dust samples were brought back to the UK for the first time in over 50 years and are currently being examined by scientists in Milton Keynes. Professor Mahesh Anand, a planetary science and...
Moonquake Activity at Apollo Landing Sites: A Decade of Thousands of Quakes
On July 20, 1969, during the historic Apollo 11 mission, astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong deployed a passive seismometer on the moon's surface to detect vibrations and moonquakes. This device successfully transmitted data...