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3 days ago · The Chang’e-6 mission’s sample, which might hold clues about the origins of the moon and Earth, is the latest achievement of China’s lunar exploration program. By Katrina Miller Katrina ...
3 days ago · China just took a huge leap forward in its plans to dominate space. On Tuesday, its Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully returned to Earth carrying the first-ever samples from the moon's far side.
Jun 4, 2024 · BEIJING (AP) — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth.
Jun 2, 2024 · China successfully landed a lunar lander on the far side of the moon on Sunday morning, the country’s space agency announced, taking the mission one step closer to bringing back the first...
May 3, 2024 · China remains the only nation to send a lander to the other half of the moon. “China has found its niche, to explore the lunar far side,” said Roberto Bugiolacchi, a planetary geologist also...
3 days ago · China's lunar probe has returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the Moon's unexplored far side. The Chang'e-6 landed in the Inner Mongolia desert on Tuesday, after a nearly two-month ...
1 day ago · China’s methodical steps over the years to extend its reach from Earth orbit to the moon and even Mars have worried U.S. officials, especially as NASA’s Artemis moon program faces delays.
