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China's premier astronomy and planetary resources lure foreign collaborators | Science


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Visitors gawk at Chang’e-5 lunar samples on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing.
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China’s premier astronomy and planetary resources lure foreign collaborators
Apr. 1, 2021 , 11:15 AM
For a generation, China played scientific catch-up to more advanced nations, but the tables are turning. China has the world’s largest radio telescope and the first Moon rocks in 45 years. Now, it is offering foreign researchers access to those scientific treasures. Many are eager, but others are uneasy about what they see as collaborating with an authoritarian regime.
In December 2020, the Chang’e-5 mission returned 1.7 kilograms of rock and soil from the Moon the first lunar samples since 1976, and a chance for researchers to obtain dates that could help unravel Solar System history. On 18 January, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirmed it would encourage “joint international research” on the sampl ....

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