The two countries have pledged to cooperate on expeditions to the moon and to an asteroid, setting the stage for a new space race with the United States and its partners.
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Solar Eclipse 2021: Highlights From the ‘Ring of Fire’
Weather and geography made it difficult to see the rare spectacle, but some intrepid people got an exciting view of the eclipse from unique vantage points.
Super Blood Moon and Lunar Eclipse 2021
A supermoon and total lunar eclipse combined to put on a big red show.
The Best View for the Supermoon May Be on This Plane
Qantas will run a one-time scenic flight from Sydney to offer ideal viewing of the supermoon.
China and Russia Agree to Explore the Moon Together
The two countries, moving increasingly closer, signed a memorandum of agreement to collaborate on lunar missions, including the establishment of a research station in orbit or on the surface of the moon.
China Moon Mission Brings Lunar Rocks to Earth, and New Competition to Space
The Chang’e-5 mission’s success highlights the progress of China’s space program, and growing rivalry with the United States.
Alfred M. Worden, Who Orbited the Moon in 1971, Dies at 88
While two Apollo 15 crewmen roamed the lunar surface on a scientific mission, he took valuable photographs from the space capsule.
‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Dazzles Asia and Middle East
An annular solar eclipse, in which the moon covers the sun’s center, leaving a ring of light around it, was visible on Thursday. “You can actually see the solar system in motion,” an astronomer said.
India Says It Has Located Chandrayaan-2 Lander on Moon’s Surface
The chief of the Indian space agency told reporters that the spacecraft’s condition was unclear, but that he expected it had experienced a “hard landing.”
India Loses Contact With Chandrayaan-2 Moon Lander During Its Descent
The country will likely have to wait for a future mission to join the elite club of nations that have landed on the moon.