China Moon Mission
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Water on Moon? Soil brought by China's Chang'e-5 mission found traces of water molecules
World | Jul 24, 2024, 06:36 PM ISTIn 2009, India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft had discovered similar hydrated minerals containing oxygen and hydrogen molecules in sunlit regions of the moon.
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China set to launch high-stakes mission to explore 'hidden' side of moon
World | Apr 29, 2024, 03:32 PM ISTBeijing's polar plans have worried NASA, whose administrator, Bill Nelson, has repeatedly warned that China would claim any water resources as its own. Beijing says it remains committed to cooperation with all nations on building a "shared" future.
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China’s space probe brought 1,731 grams of samples from the moon
Science | Dec 19, 2020, 07:15 PM ISTChina's Chang'e-5 probe, which successfully returned to earth this week, has retrieved about 1,731 grams of samples from the moon, the country's space agency said on Saturday.
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Chinese lunar orbiter prepares to return home
World | Oct 27, 2014, 10:07 PM ISTBeijing: An experimental Chinese spacecraft, designed to fly around the moon and back to earth, entered lunar orbit Monday and is making necessary preparations for its trip back home.The orbiter, launched Friday last week atop