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Mission Update: Mars and the Moon
Mission teams presenting at this week's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference provided updates on the Perseverance and Zhurong rovers at Mars, Chang'e 5's lunar sample return, and more.
China's Lunar Samples Confirm Late Volcanism, Pose New Questions
China's Chang'e 5 mission returned pieces of the Moon in a technological feat last year. Now, scientists are publishing the first analyses of those samples.
China's Chang'e 5 Probe Heads Sunward
China’s Chang’e 5 spacecraft helped deliver samples from the Moon to Earth. Now it’s heading for an extended mission to observe the Sun.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Chang'e 5's Lunar Sample Arrives on Earth
China’s Chang’e 5 lunar sample-return capsule has arrived safely on Earth.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
China's Chang'e 5 Collects Samples, Departs from the Moon
China's Chang’e-5 ascent vehicle has departed Oceanus Procellarum with pieces of lunar soil after a lightning-quick sample collection.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
China Lands Ambitious Sample-Return Mission on the Moon
The aim of China's Chang'e 5 mission is to return samples of lunar soil to Earth by the end of 2020.
