The newest moon rocks to have landed on Earth are now headed to the lab.Â
On Dec. 17, the Chinese National Space Administration’s Chang’e 5 mission accomplished something no one has done in over 40 years — they brought a little piece of the moon to Earth. That makes China the third country, along with the U.S. and the former Soviet Union, to bring back a sample from the moon, and the first since 1976, when the Soviet Union did so as part of their Luna 24 mission. Scientists still have a lot of questions about the moon's history, composition, and formation, and these new moon rocks could help provide some answers. Read more...
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