Beijing: The China National Space Administration (CNCA) has agreed to loan lunar samples to a group of research institutions, aiming to enhance scientific cooperation in space. The agency has issued an approved list of lunar sample research applications, allowing advanced research institutions to borrow these valuable samples for their studies. According to Qatar News Agency, China's Chang'e-6 mission successfully collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, marking the first time in human history such a feat has been accomplished. Additionally, the Chang'e-5 mission retrieved approximately 1,731 grams of lunar samples. In total, 30,881.8 milligrams of lunar samples will be lent to 32 research groups from 25 research institutions, as stated by the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center under the China National Space Administration. The list of approved institutions includes prominent universities such as Macao University of Science and Technology, Chengdu University of Technolog y, Donghua University, Harbin Institute of Technology, University of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, among others. This diverse group also features institutions affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences. In July 2021, China delivered the first batch of lunar samples to research institutions. To date, the country has lent eight batches of lunar samples to institutions for research purposes. These samples are being used for studies on the lunar surface, the age of volcanic activity, lunar evolution, and mineral and volatile composition.