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Chang’e 4 probe to carry out experiments in unexplored lunar territory

China'sChang'e-4lunarprobeisexpectedtoaccomplishfeatsthatareunprecedentedinspacehistoryafteritlauncheslaterthisyear,suchastouchingdownsoftlyonthefarsideoftheMoo

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Flowers on the Moon? China's Chang'e-4 to launch lunar spring

China'sChang'e-4lunarprobeisexpectedtodomanythingsunprecedentedinspacehistoryafteritslaunchlaterthisyear,suchastouchingdownsoftlyonthefarsideoftheMoonandtakingt

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China showcases achievements of lunar exploration at Baselworld 2018

AnexhibitionfeaturingChina'sLunarExplorationProgram(CLEP)kickedoffSaturdayinthenorthernSwisscityofBasel,highlightingsomeofthemagnificentachievementsofChina'saer

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First time in 152 years! Half of world to spot "super blue blood moon"

HalfoftheworldwillhaveaspecialopportunitytoenjoytheraresightofacelestialtrifectaWednesday-"asuperbluebloodmoon"whichhappensforthefirsttimein152years.Onceinasupe

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ESA picks two tiny spacecraft to study the dark side of the Moon

Tinycubespacecraftaren'tjustusefularoundEarth'sorbit.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhaschosentwowinnersinacompetitiontobuildcubesatsthatwillstudythedarksideoftheMoon.The

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Rare 'super blood blue moon' visible on Jan 31

A“onceinalifetime”spectaclewilloccuronJanuary31,whichwillbevisibleinthewesternpartofNorthAmerica,Alaska,andtheHawaiianislands.Dubbed“SuperBlueBloodMoon”,thecele

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Three-in-one: 'Super blue blood moon' occurs on Jan. 31

A“onceinalifetime”spectaclewilloccuronJanuary31,whichwillbevisibleinthewesternpartofNorthAmerica,Alaska,andtheHawaiianislands.Dubbed“SuperBlueBloodMoon”,thecele

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Researchers discover moon cave, potential astronauts' base

ResearchersconfirmedonWednesdaythatanenormouscavernexistsbeneaththemoon’ssurface,providinghopeforapotentialastronauts’lunarbaseinfutureprobes,announcedtheJapanA

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Bigelow Aerospace plans an inflatable habitat for lunar orbit

BigelowAerospacehasbeenworkingoninflatablespacehabitatsforawhilenow.ThecompanysentasmallinflatableunittotheISSthataddedasmalllivingareaonthespacestationanditpar

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US and Russia to build first lunar space station

TheUSandRussiawillworktogetheronaNASA-ledprojecttobuildthefirstlunarspacestation.Itispartofalong-termprojecttosendhumanstoMars.TheUSspaceagencysaidearlierthisye

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The moon's interior may contain water

Theremaybesubstantialamountsoftrappedwaterintheinteriorofthemoon,BrownUniversityresearcherssaidTuesday.Byanalyzingsatellitedata,researchersatBrownUniversityinth

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Moon could be wetter than thought, say scientists

TheMoon,longthoughttobeadry,inhospitableorb,hostssurprisinglylargesub-surfacewaterreserves,whichonedaymayquenchthethirstoflunarexplorersfromtheEarth,scientistss

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Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong to be sold at auction

MoondustcollectedbyNeilArmstrongduringthefirstlunarlandingisbeingsoldataNewYorkauction.ThelunardustplussometinyrocksthatArmstrongalsocollectedarezippedupinasmal

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Why researchers need better space dirt?

JamesCarpenterjustneededsomefakeMoondirt.Carpenter,alunar-explorationexpertattheEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)inNoordwijk,theNetherlands,worksonadrilldesignedtohuntfo

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China "well prepared" to launch Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2017

China is well prepared to launch the Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2017 to collect and bring back moon rock samples for scientific research, a leading Chinese scientist said Sunday.

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China's lunar rover Jade Rabbit retires

China's lunar rover Jade Rabbit, launched as part of the Chang'e-3 lunar mission in 2013, has stopped operations, according to an official announcement.

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China's lunar rover "wakes up": spokesman

China's moon rover Yutu is awake after its troubled dormancy but experts are still trying to find out the cause of its abnormality, a spokesman with the country's lunar probe program said on Thursday.