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Chang’e 5 Probe Reveals Volcanic Activity on the Moon Occurred Much Earlier Than Previously Believed
China's Chang'e 5 mission has brought new insight into the Moon's volcanic history, suggesting that the volcanic activity might have taken place much sooner than previously believed. Samples of lunar soil, returned to Earth in 2020, contain glass beads formed by volcanic eruptions just 120 million years ago. This is a significant discovery, as it c...
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Watch: China Probe Carrying Samples From Far Side Of Moon Returns To Earth
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first to bring back samples from the moon's far side.
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China's Lunar Probe Carrying Samples Set To Return To Earth Today
A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon is expected to return to Earth on Tuesday, capping a technically complex 53-day mission heralded as a world first.
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China Lunar Probe Takes Off From Moon Carrying Samples
A module of a Chinese lunar probe successfully took off from the far side of the Moon on Tuesday carrying samples to be taken back to Earth, state media reported.
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China's Lunar Probe Set To Return With Historic Far Side Of Moon Samples
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe looks set to begin its historic journey back to Earth from the moon's far side after collecting samples that scientists expect will help answer key questions about the early evolution of the solar system.
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China's Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe Successfully Lands On Far Side Of Moon
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme.
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Pakistan Launches First Lunar Mission On China's Wings
Pakistan's debut lunar satellite mission was launched Friday on board China's first lunar probe mission to collect samples from the far side of the Moon.
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In A First, China To Launch Probe To Collect Samples From Far Side Of Moon
China will launch a probe, Chang'e-6, 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.
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To The Moon And Back: A List Of Latest Moon Missions By 5 Countries
Moon Missions: Japan, whose unmanned "sniper" probe will attempt a lunar landing on Saturday, is one of many countries and private companies launching new missions to the Moon.
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China to Reportedly Test 3D Printing Technology on Moon to Build Habitats
China will explore using 3D printing technology to construct buildings on the moon, according to a report, as Beijing solidifies plans for long-term lunar habitation. In the 2020 Chinese lunar mission, the Chang'e 5, named after the mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, an uncrewed probe took back to Earth China's first lunar soil samples.
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Lunar Samples from Chinese Mission Suggest Moon Cooled Down Later Than Thought
Chinese lunar mission Chang'e-5 brought back remnants of solidified lava that were 1 billion years younger than material acquired by other missions, suggesting the moon cooled down later than thought.
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China Is Developing A Lander For Manned Moon Missions: Report
It appears that China is ready to widen its horizon when it comes to Moon travel and is taking active steps to enable manned landing on the Moon. A brief news report published by the Xiamen University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics on July 1 has pointed at the country aiming to develop a “human landing system for lunar missions.”
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China's Retrieved Lunar Samples From Chang’e-5 Probe Weigh Less Than Targeted
Lunar rocks retrieved by a historic Chinese mission to the Moon weighed less than initially targeted, but China is still willing to study the samples with foreign scientists, the mission's spokesman said.
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China’s Chang’e 5 Probe Carrying Lunar Samples Returns Safely to Earth, State Media Reports
Chang’e 5, the unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon, returned safely to Earth in the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua news agency said.
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China Prepares for Chang’e 5 Probe’s Return With First Moon Samples in Over 45 Years
Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 45 years.
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Chang’e 5 Probe Reveals Volcanic Activity on the Moon Occurred Much Earlier Than Previously Believed
China's Chang'e 5 mission has brought new insight into the Moon's volcanic history, suggesting that the volcanic activity might have taken place much sooner than previously believed. Samples of lunar soil, returned to Earth in 2020, contain glass beads formed by volcanic eruptions just 120 million years ago. This is a significant discovery, as it c...
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Watch: China Probe Carrying Samples From Far Side Of Moon Returns To Earth
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first to bring back samples from the moon's far side.
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China's Lunar Probe Carrying Samples Set To Return To Earth Today
A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon is expected to return to Earth on Tuesday, capping a technically complex 53-day mission heralded as a world first.
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China Lunar Probe Takes Off From Moon Carrying Samples
A module of a Chinese lunar probe successfully took off from the far side of the Moon on Tuesday carrying samples to be taken back to Earth, state media reported.
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China's Lunar Probe Set To Return With Historic Far Side Of Moon Samples
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe looks set to begin its historic journey back to Earth from the moon's far side after collecting samples that scientists expect will help answer key questions about the early evolution of the solar system.
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China's Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe Successfully Lands On Far Side Of Moon
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme.
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Pakistan Launches First Lunar Mission On China's Wings
Pakistan's debut lunar satellite mission was launched Friday on board China's first lunar probe mission to collect samples from the far side of the Moon.
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In A First, China To Launch Probe To Collect Samples From Far Side Of Moon
China will launch a probe, Chang'e-6, 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.
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To The Moon And Back: A List Of Latest Moon Missions By 5 Countries
Moon Missions: Japan, whose unmanned "sniper" probe will attempt a lunar landing on Saturday, is one of many countries and private companies launching new missions to the Moon.
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China to Reportedly Test 3D Printing Technology on Moon to Build Habitats
China will explore using 3D printing technology to construct buildings on the moon, according to a report, as Beijing solidifies plans for long-term lunar habitation. In the 2020 Chinese lunar mission, the Chang'e 5, named after the mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, an uncrewed probe took back to Earth China's first lunar soil samples.
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Lunar Samples from Chinese Mission Suggest Moon Cooled Down Later Than Thought
Chinese lunar mission Chang'e-5 brought back remnants of solidified lava that were 1 billion years younger than material acquired by other missions, suggesting the moon cooled down later than thought.
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China Is Developing A Lander For Manned Moon Missions: Report
It appears that China is ready to widen its horizon when it comes to Moon travel and is taking active steps to enable manned landing on the Moon. A brief news report published by the Xiamen University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics on July 1 has pointed at the country aiming to develop a “human landing system for lunar missions.”
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China's Retrieved Lunar Samples From Chang’e-5 Probe Weigh Less Than Targeted
Lunar rocks retrieved by a historic Chinese mission to the Moon weighed less than initially targeted, but China is still willing to study the samples with foreign scientists, the mission's spokesman said.
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China’s Chang’e 5 Probe Carrying Lunar Samples Returns Safely to Earth, State Media Reports
Chang’e 5, the unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon, returned safely to Earth in the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua news agency said.
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China Prepares for Chang’e 5 Probe’s Return With First Moon Samples in Over 45 Years
Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 45 years.
