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Will China's moon landing launch a new space race?

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Associate Professor of Political Science, Cameron University
What will China discover on the far side of the moon? BeeBright/Shutterstock.com

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...

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