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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 nation's Chang'e 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 'zun,' and holds the lunar dust within a hallow sphere that represents both the moon and the Chang...

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 Chang'e-5 lunar exploration program. Photo: CNSA China released its Relegations on the Management of Lunar Samples Monday, a milestone event that demonstrates the country's open attitude to practical international cooperation and exchanges in this field.  Global Times learned from China's National Space Administration (CNSA) on Monday that the document drafte...

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-12-17 08:39 Share CLOSE An illustration shows the orbital transfer injection by Chang'e 5's orbiter-reentry capsule combination. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] In ancient Chinese mythology, the fairy lady Chang'e flew to the Moon alone, became a goddess up there, and never returned home. On Thursday, China's lunar probe Chang'e-5 successfully touched down in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region after more than 20 days of exploration of the earth's only natural satellite some 400,000 km away, and brought home...

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 (吳艷華) said. “Exploring the truth of the universe is just the beginning,” Wu told a news conf...

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 Chang'e flew to the Moon alone, became a goddess up there, and never returned home. On Thursday, China's lunar probe Chang'e-5 successfully touched down in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region after more than 20 days of exploration of the earth's only natural satellite some 400,000 km away, and brought home the first batch of lunar surface samples in 44 years since the Soviet Luna 24 probe in 1976. As China has eventually completed ...