Vast secrets hide below the moon’s surface — and China is about to find them out before we do

Just a few months removed from NASA’s record-setting trip around the moon, the party will now abruptly stop.

In April, America’s Artemis II took humans farther away from home than they have ever been, completing a fly-by of the lunar surface that, after several delays, seemed like it was never going to happen.

But the space race isn’t over.

The size of the crater’s rims create permanently shadowed regions.

Before the end of August, all eyes will be on a familiar foe as they take their next stab at lunar exploration.

The Chinese version of NASA, the China National Space Administration, is set to launch Chang’e‑7. The lunar orbiter will fly equipped with a lander, rover, and mobile probe.

According to Ars Technica, the lander is several times larger than NASA-backed