China Moon mission25 Apr 2025UK scientist given Moon samples from China missionProf Mahesh Anand is the first UK scientist chosen to receive samples from the 2020 Chang'e-5 probe.25 Apr 20254 Jun 2024China's far-side Moon mission begins journey backChang'e-6 will bring home rock samples that could help scientists study how planets are formed.4 Jun 202416 Dec 2020China's Chang'e-5 mission returns Moon samplesA capsule lands in Inner Mongolia with the first lunar rock to be brought to Earth in 44 years.16 Dec 20209 Dec 2020The woman behind China's Chang'e-5 Moon missionZhou Chengyu, 24, has been lauded on social media for her work as the project's youngest commander.9 Dec 20203 Dec 2020China's Chang'e-5 mission leaves Moon's surfaceThe robotic probe lifts off from the lunar surface carrying samples of rock and dust to send to Earth.3 Dec 20202 Dec 2020China's Moon mission returns colour picturesThe robotic Chang'e-5 probe starts work to gather lunar samples it can send to Earth for study.2 Dec 2020
