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Chinese Probe Lands on Far Side of Moon in Historic First

HeadlineJan 03, 2019

China’s space agency has released a photo from the lunar surface, after its Chang’e 4 space probe became the first ever to land on the far side of the moon. The mission could reveal important clues about the formation of both the Earth and its satellite, and advances China’s goal of landing humans on the moon in the 2020s.

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