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  China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft lands on Moon's 'hidden' side in landmark sample retrieval mission

  World | June 02, 2024 8:46 IST

  China will now collect the world's first samples from the dark lunar hemisphere and present more insights into the Moon's history and the formation of the solar system. This elevates China's space power status as the global space race heats up, with countries planning long-term astronaut missions.

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  Pakistan's first 'orbiter' sent pictures of sun and moon

  World | May 10, 2024 23:27 IST

  Chinese space agency CNSA launched the Pakistani small satellite 'Icube Qamar' along with its most complex Chang'e 6 lunar mission.

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  Did China send US-like 'spy balloons' on India too? DETAILS

  India | February 07, 2023 22:10 IST

  A media report claimed that a similar balloon was spotted hovering high over an important naval facility in India last year.

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  Chinese scientists explore Moon rock's potential for fusion power

  Science | September 19, 2021 20:54 IST

  The Chang'e 5 mission delivered 1.73 kg of lunar material to Earth in December 2020. A first batch of 31 samples, totaling 17.4764 grams, including fine grains, basalt fragments, and glasses, were distributed to 13 Chinese institutions in July following a first round of applications, Space.com reported.  

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  Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon's far side

  Science | January 03, 2019 11:12 IST

  The Long March 3B rocket carrying Chang'e 4 blasted off on December 8 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southern China.

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  Chinese spacecraft to soft-land on Moon tonight

  World | December 14, 2013 15:55 IST

  Beijing:  China's lunar probe Chang'e-3 is scheduled to make an attempt to soft-land on the moon Saturday night, according to sources in charge of the mission.According to the sources, the entire process of soft-landing will