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China space probe returns to Earth with rare Moon rocks | BBC News
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe has returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the Moon’s unexplored far side. The probe landed in the Inner Mongolia desert on Tuesday, after a nearly two-month long mission that was fraught with risks. Scientists believe samples could answer key questions about how planets are formed. China is the only country to achieve the technically challenging feat of landing…
Moon bear cubs rescued in Laos
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more: https://sc.mp/zva5i Sixteen undernourished Asiatic black bear cubs have been found in a home in the Laotian capital Vientiane by a conservation charity on March 19, 2024, in what was the largest rescue of the year. Moon bears, as they are also known due to the crescent moon-shape on their chest, are classified as vulnerable…
Russian spacecraft crashes into the Moon – BBC News
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning into an uncontrolled orbit, officials say. The unmanned craft was due to make a soft landing on the Moon’s south pole, but failed after encountering issues as it moved into its pre-landing orbit. It was Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years. Roskosmos, Russia’s state space corporation, said it lost contact with the Luna-25…
India Moon landing: Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands near south pole – BBC News
India has made history as its Moon mission becomes the first to land in the lunar south pole region. With this, India joins an elite club of countries to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China. The Vikram lander from Chandrayaan-3 successfully touched down as planned at 18:04 local time (12:34 GMT). Celebrations have broken out…
See moment India becomes 4th country to land on the moon
India has become the fourth country to land on the surface of the moon. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft made a soft landing close to the South Pole region. #CNN #News
India prepares for 2nd moon landing
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more on this: https://sc.mp/pt35 India is preparing for its second attempt since 2019 to land an unmanned craft on the moon’s south pole on August 23, 2023. The Indian Space Research Organisation said the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft that blasted off on July 14 was on course to land. If everything goes according to plan, India will…