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China has shared a look at the first moon samples to be brought back to Earth in more than 45 years. The lunar regolith was collected by the nations Change 5 mission that returned in December with 3.8 pounds of soil and rocks from our natural satellite. The images show the samples as small as dust particles up to larger chunks, along  with samples inside a crystal container that will go on display at the National Museum of China. The container is designed like a ritual Chinese wine vessel, or ...

China rolls out management regulation on Chang’e-5 lunar samples to boost global cooperation Deng Xiaoci Published: Jan 18, 2021 06:20 PM Delegates receive award at the Monday event in commemoration of international parternership of Change-5 lunar exploration program. Photo: CNSA China released its Relegations on the Management of Lunar Samples Monday, a milestone event that demonstrates the countrys open attitude to practical international cooperation and exchanges in this field.  Global ...

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-12-17 08:39 Share CLOSE An illustration shows the orbital transfer injection by Change 5s orbiter-reentry capsule combination. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] In ancient Chinese mythology, the fairy lady Change flew to the Moon alone, became a goddess up there, and never returned home. On Thursday, Chinas lunar probe Change-5 successfully touched down in north Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region after more than 20 da...

Moon rocks won, China preps for more missions AP, BEIJING Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Chang’e 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for missions that could set the stage for an eventual lunar base to host human explorers, a top space program official said yesterday. China’s next three lunar missions are on track, along with programs for returning samples from Mars, and exploring asteroids and Jupiter, China Lunar Exploration Program deputy chief commander Wu Yanhua (�...

2020-12-17 03:50:22 GMT2020-12-17 11:50:22(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- In ancient Chinese mythology, the fairy lady Change flew to the Moon alone, became a goddess up there, and never returned home. On Thursday, Chinas lunar probe Change-5 successfully touched down in north Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region after more than 20 days of exploration of the earths only natural satellite some 400,000 km away, and brought home the first batch of lunar surface...