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But until now, China has never explored the moon's mysterious dark side. No one has. That's actually why it's called the "dark side". It's not hidden from the sun. It's hidden from our view.

It’s a monumental achievement for China, which has been playing a bit of “catch up” in space exploration lately. Now, with its rover exploring the hidden side of the Moon for the first time ...

China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the ...

The space race isn't over yet. China is set to explore the moon in 2018. Produced By Maya Dangerfield. Video courtesy of Reuters, Getty, and Pond5. Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech The space ...

On January 02, China announced that it had become the first nation to land a rover on the dark side of the moon. Access to a significant supply of rare mineral resources could provide a boon to ...

However, the far side—long considered more enigmatic—remained largely unexplored. What Has China's Chang'e-6 Mission Discovered About the Moon? The Chang'e program made history with its 2019 ...

China in 2020 returned samples from the moon’s near side, the first time anyone had done so since the former Soviet Union in 1976. Analysis of the samples found they contained water in tiny ...

Is space travel still necessary? 3. The dark side we never see The Moon rotates at the same speed as the Earth. Therefore, the same side is always facing the Earth. It also means there’s a dark ...