Will China's moon landing launch a new space race?
Friday, January 4, 2019 - 08:50
in Astronomy & Space
China became the third country to land a probe on the Moon on Jan. 2. But, more importantly, it became the first to do so on the far side of the moon, often called the dark side. The ability to land on the far side of the moon is a technical achievement in its own right, one that neither Russia nor the United States has pursued.