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China’s Chang’e 5 lunar sample, which NASA has not been able to reach for years, is finally available to US scientists

NASA has given the green light to space agency-funded researchers to apply for access to lunar samples sent to Earth via China’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission. In December 2020, China’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission launched 3.8 pounds (1,731 grams) of lunar rocks and soil to Earth from the Oceanus Procellarum exploration site on the near side of… Read More »