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17 hours ago · A replica of Luna 9, the first spacecraft to land on the Moon The first image taken of the far side of the Moon, returned by Luna 3 As part of human exploration of the Moon, numerous space missions have been undertaken to study Earth's natural satellite. Of the Moon landings, Luna 2 of the Soviet Union was the first spacecraft to reach its surface successfully, intentionally impacting the Moon ...
13 hours ago · The Chang'e-6 craft, equipped with an array of tools and its own launcher, touched down in a gigantic impact crater called the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the moon's space-facing side at 6:23 a.m ...
5 hours ago · 7. STORY: China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday (June 2). The successful mission elevates China's space power status in a global rush to the moon. And puts it a ...
15 hours ago · “First-hand, direct samples from the moon’s far side are essential to giving us a deeper understanding of the characteristics and differences of the two sides of the moon, and to revealing the secrets of the moon,” state media reported Zeng Xingguo, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, saying when Chang’e-6 launched on May 3.
2 hours ago · China's moon program is part of a growing rivalry with the U.S. China has ambitious plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030, CNN reported. The United States is the only country to land a man on the moon to date. Beijing also hopes to build a research base at the moon's south pole. The U.S. is planning to land astronauts on the moon again in ...
3 hours ago · Astronaut Neil Armstrong once said landing on the moon was “one small step for man.” The biggest adventures start in such a simple way — especially when it c...
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17 hours ago · As NASA prepares for its return to the Moon after over 50 years, a new theory suggests astronauts may face greater risks than previously anticipated. University of Central Florida physicist Phil ...
