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China plans to plant a waving flag on the moon in 2026. Here's how
Zhang said the flag-fluttering solution is based on arranging closed loop wires on the surface of the flag with access to two ...
The next leg of the new moon race is about to kick off — and it could be the most exciting yet
In recent years, several spacecraft failed in their attempts to land on the moon. But 2025 may offer crucial second chances.
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Inside 2025’s global space race: India, China, and SpaceX aim for orbit and beyond
NASA-backed private stations rise, India nears crewed flight, China eyes new milestones, and SpaceX pushes Starship’s limits.
China's Chang'e-6 lunar samples yield ground-breaking discoveries; more fields of research revealed as world embraces ‘Chang’e era’
It has been more than half a year since China's epic Chang'e-6 mission brough back to Earth the first-ever samples from the ...
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Two companies launch Moon missions together: will they make history?
A pair of spacecraft developed by private firms blast off on a single rocket on the risky voyage to the lunar surface.
China plans to wave its flag on the surface of the moon — literally
When American astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, one of their first tasks — after grabbing a handful of moon rocks in ...
Exclusive: Wolf Amendment ‘like a wall standing between China and US,’ says a Chinese scientist who studied moon rocks from both sides
"China and the US have obvious complementary advantages regarding lunar scientific researches, and if combined together, ...
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China’s plan to rule the heavens
The race to return to the Moon and push beyond has entered a new, more intense phase. While Elon Musk and NASA have been ...
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Moon’s magnetic pull lasted longer than thought, lunar rocks reveal
Lunar rocks retrieved by China’s Chang’e-5 mission reveal that the moon’s magnetic field lasted much longer than scientists ...
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China plans to plant a waving flag on the moon in 2026. Here's how
Research work on building China's Chang'e 7 lunar exploration mission includes sending a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere. "We know that the moon is vacuum with no ...