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China launches Moon probe to bring back lunar rocks
AFP, Published on 24/11/2020
» BEIJING - China on Tuesday launched an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks -- the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the Moon in four decades.
China's moon cotton experiment ends in freezing lunar night
AFP, Published on 17/01/2019
» BEIJING - A cotton seedling that sprouted on the moon has been left to die as China's historic lunar lander continues a freezing night-time nap that will last as long as two earth weeks, scientists said.
Chinese cotton seed sprouts on moon
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» BEIJING: A small green shoot is growing on the moon in an out-of-this-world first after a cotton seed germinated on board a Chinese lunar lander, scientists said Tuesday.
China lands probe on far side of moon - state TV
AFP, Published on 03/01/2019
» BEIJING: A Chinese lunar rover landed on the far side of the moon on Thursday, in a global first that boosts Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower.
China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing
AFP, Published on 08/12/2018
» BEIJING - China launched a rover early Saturday morning destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first that would boost Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower.
China satellite heralds first mission to dark side of Moon
AFP, Published on 21/05/2018
» BEIJING: China launched on Monday a relay satellite that will allow a rover to communicate with the Earth from the far side of the Moon during an unprecedented mission later this year.