China’s Chang’e 5 Lands on Moon to Collect Fresh Samples

China’s Chang’e 5 Lands on Moon to Collect Fresh Samples

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chinas-change-5-lands-on-moon-to-collect-fresh-samples/

China has apparently landed on the moon again — and this time the country plans to bring home some souvenirs.

Chang'e 5, China's first-ever sample-return mission, successfully touched down today (Dec. 1), according to state media reports. Details on the landing were not immediately available from the China National Space Administration, but the state-run CGTN news channel announced the landing success in a single-sentence statement.