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Who Leads Asia’s Space Race – China Or Japan?
31 Aug 2025 05:33 GMT
… and studied the moon, collecting crucial data on lunar gravity and … terrain.
Japan’s presence in space extends … ’e-3 lands the Yutu rover on the moon.
2019: Chang’e- … 5 returns lunar rock and soil samples.
2021: Zhurong rover lands …
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China's Meteoric Rise Into Space
04 Aug 2025 06:16 GMT
… Space Agency for example, with their CLEP, or Chinese Lunar … moon, which also carried a rover with it, Yutu-2, the first ever rover … return of more lunar material, and a new rover, the Jinchan … under active development. Chinese space officials and leaders tend …
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The Science Quiz: Rovers on the moon and Mars
30 Jul 2025 06:04 GMT
… on the moon became the first to drive a lunar rover on July … world’s first robotic rover on the moon. From November 17, 1970 … this part of the moon’s surface. The rover used ground‑penetrating … megaregolith under its wheels.
A: Yutu-2
Published - July 30 …
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China's ancient dreams make for modern space triumphs
30 Jun 2025 10:52 GMT
… said to reside on the moon), the Tianwen Mars mission (Tianwen … the heaven"), the Yutu lunar rover (Yutu means "jade rabbit", the pet of … national aspiration into the modern space age. Where rich tradition intersects …
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University holds lunar base design competition, featuring lunar robot, energy saving
13 Jun 2025 21:46 GMT
Photo: CFP
Hong Kong youths are contributing innovative ideas into China's lunar base design, as the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) organized a space program themed "Pioneering the Moon: From Exploration to Base Construction." The …
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China Reveals Far Side Moon Soil
24 Apr 2025 19:13 GMT
… milestone for space exploration, China has publicly revealed lunar soil … 's space agency began exploring the Moon’s far side … the Yutu-2 rover operated for several months in uncharted lunar territory … Moon’s far side.
Vice Director of China’s Manned Space …
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How Chinese mythical figures live on through space exploration
24 Apr 2025 21:16 GMT
… 'e, Yutu and Wukong can be found in space? Once guardians … for how China's space exploration carries forward its mythical …
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How the Jade Rabbit became part of Mid-Autumn Festival tradition in China, Japan and more
13 Sep 2024 03:26 GMT
… ancient times have worshipped the moon.
The practice is likely … ranging from admiring the full moon and lighting paper lanterns … a lunar goddess who lives on the moon in the Moon Palace with … her pet Yu Tu (“jade rabbit”).
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Here's a look at moon landing hits and misses
02 Mar 2025 10:18 GMT
… the space race with the Soviets in 1969 with a moon landing … moon, delivering a rover named Yutu, Chinese for jade rabbit. China follows with the Yutu-2 rover … pounds (1.7 kilograms) of lunar rocks and dirt. Another sample …
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Why is ‘Blue Ghost’ orbiting moon set to land 450 km away from Chandrayaan-3 site?
25 Feb 2025 15:21 GMT
… south pole. While the Yutu-2 rover of Chang’e-4 sent … (approximately 14 Earth days) before lunar night sets in, causing the … latest moon footage captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander … Mars.
As the space race to explore the moon’s surface intensifies …