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China continued its run of moon missions today (May 3), launching its bold Chang'e 6 sample-return effort to the lunar far side.

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China launches Chang'e-6 lunar probe mission to collect samples from the far side of the moon for scientific studies

A rocket carrying the Chang'e-6 lunar probe blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China's Hainan province just before 5:30 pm (0930 GMT), AFP journalists near the site said.

The James Webb Space Telescope's possible detection of biological chemicals on the exoplanet K2-18b may just have been methane gas, a new study cautions. Planned follow-up observations could solve the mystery for good.

China is set Friday to launch a probe to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030.

The launch of the uncrewed Chang’e-6 is part of China’s effort to put a human on the lunar surface by 2030

Scientists suggest lunar astronauts can stay fit by running sideways within a Wheel of Death.