Science & Technology News

Space.com

China has landed on the moon’s mysterious far side — again. The robotic Chang’e 6 mission touched down inside Apollo Crater, within the giant South Pole-Aitken basin early at 6:23 a.m. Beijing Time on Sunday (June 2) , according to Chinese space …

CNN

The automatic hold was triggered by the computer that launches the rocket, which stopped the countdown clock. Two NASA astronauts — Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — have now exited the capsule and returned to crew quarters.

CNN

The Long March 5 rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 mission lunar probe launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China’s Hainan province on May 3, 2024. Hector Retamal/AFP …

Space.com

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has been keeping a watchful eye on sunspot AR3697 as it appears over the sun’s southeastern limb. The incredible footage, captured from his backyard in Arizona showcases the turbulent nature of the sunspot region in great …

Phys.Org

A small, seemingly unremarkable fern that only grows on a remote Pacific island was on Friday crowned the Guinness World Record holder for having the largest genome of any organism on Earth. The New Caledonian fern, Tmesipteris oblanceolata, …

Spaceflight Now

The seemingly star-cross Boeing Starliner — within minutes of its long-delayed blastoff on the spacecraft’s first piloted test flight — was grounded again Saturday when one of three redundant computers managing the countdown from the base of the launch …

ABC News

The official Xinhua News Agency said the landing module touched down Sunday morning Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin. The mission is the sixth in the Chang’e moon …

The New York Times

A rocket rises from its launchpad in a burst of flame and smoke. A Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang’e-6 mission lunar probe, lifts off on May 3 …

Yahoo News

Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin, the China National Space Administration said. The mission is the sixth in the Chang’e moon exploration program, which is named …

PBS NewsHour

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down …