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China launches Chang’e 6 sample return mission to far side of moon (video)

China is returning to the mysterious far side of the moon, and this time the country will bring some souvenirs. The robotic Chang’e 6 mission launched today (May 3) at 5:27 a.m. EDT (0927 GMT; 5:27 p.m. Beijing time) and was launched aboard a Long March 5 rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in… Read More »