According to the data recently reported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the number of papers published by the Macao University of Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the University of Science and Technology of Macao) in the field of lunar science jumped from the 13th place in the world to the 7th place in 2021-2025, successfully ranking among the top ten in the world. The leapfrog development of this core research output indicator marks that the University of Science and Technology of Australia has established world-class academic innovation capabilities in this field, laying a solid foundation for it to play a more critical role in the grand blueprint of national deep space exploration. It is understood that the key to this achievement by the University of Macau lies in the National Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Science and its research team. As the first national key laboratory in the field of astronomy and planetary science in China, the laboratory focuses on and is committed to developing three cutting-edge research areas: planetary environment and livability, planetary formation and evolution, and space/space exploration. It has formed a distinctive and prominent scientific research layout, and its comprehensive strength has been highly recognized by domestic and foreign academia. The team has published over 1170 SCI papers in the past decade, including 16 papers in the main journals and sub journals of Nature and Science. In the past two years, the research achievements have been particularly fruitful, with a total of 375 SCI papers published, of which 71.5% of journals are located in the JCR Q1 zone. The average impact factor of papers in 2025 is 5.48. In the field of lunar science research, the team has not only produced a series of cutting-edge achievements on the early evolution of the moon and the subsurface structure on the far side based on Chang'e engineering data, but also obtained observational evidence to reveal the differences in solar wind radiation environment between the front and back of the moon through the analysis of Chang'e samples. They have also made important progress in discovering two new lunar minerals, accounting for 1/4 of the world's newly discovered lunar minerals. From Chang'e's lunar exploration to Tianwen's fire exploration, the team has participated in all major deep space exploration missions in China, completing a leap from scientific analysis to payload development, from participating in collaboration to leading the project. The multi-scale Mars climate model developed by the team provided key decision-making support for the successful landing of Tianwen-1, and was awarded the "Advanced Collective for the First Mars Exploration Mission" by six national ministries, demonstrating the ability to transform from basic research to engineering applications. Zong Qiugang, Director of the National Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Science at Macau University of Science and Technology, stated that he will continue to be guided by national strategic needs, fully leverage Macau's international platform advantages, and continue to contribute Macau's wisdom and strength to China's future deep space exploration missions such as asteroid exploration and Jupiter series exploration. (New Society)