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In a spiteful retort earlier this week, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said the agency was willing to work with China to examine Moon rocks.

The Head of NASA Is Being Awfully Catty About China’s Amazing New Moon Samples

By Victor Tangermann

After boldly going to the Moon's far side, China is now in possession of more than four pounds of lunar samples.

China Cracks Open First Ever Sample From Moon’s Far Side

By Noor Al-Sibai

The US enacted a law in 2011 that forbids NASA from cooperating with China, which means it may not be able to study the latest Moon rocks.

There’s an Extremely Stupid Reason NASA Scientists Can’t Study China’s Amazing New Moon Rocks

By Victor Tangermann

China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe has officially returned the first samples collected from the far side of the Moon.

Chinese Spacecraft Lands on Earth With First Samples in Human History from Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

China's Chang'e-6 rover planted a flag on the Moon's far side, a victory lap for the country's highly successful lunar program.

China Plants First-Ever National Flag on Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Images show what appear to be a small rover attached to China's Chang'e-6 sample return mission on the far side of the Moon.

Chinese Moon Lander Appears to Be Carrying Secret Lunar Rover

By Victor Tangermann

A large, radioactive hunk of granite was discovered beneath the lunar surface, a surprising discovery that speaks to the Moon's volcanic past.

Scientists Discover Mysterious Radioactive Rock on the Far Side of the Moon

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

South Korea's lunar orbiter has taken a fascinating image of the wall and floor of the Shackleton Crater on the shadowy far side of the Moon.

New Orbiter Can See Inside Moon Craters Hidden in Total Darkness

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new paper, a team of Chinese scientists claim a strange "gel-like" substance found on the far side of the Moon is "impact melt breccia."

China Finally Figured Out What That Weird “Gel-Like” Substance from the Far Side of the Moon Was

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has awarded a Phase 1 grant for a Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the far side of the Moon that could one day be deployed by wall-climbing robots.

Science & Energy

NASA Funds Giant Radio Telescope Concept on Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have started analyzing data collected by China's Yutu-2 Moon rover's ground-penetrating radar. They found mostly Moon dust.

Science & Energy

Chinese Rover Discovers It’s Sitting on 39 Feet of Moon Dust

By Victor Tangermann