2020 ⟶ China Returns Moon Samples with Chang'e 5

China launches Chang'e 5 and becomes the third country after...
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☀️ First Recorded Solar Eclipse in China

The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China.⟶
First Recorded Solar Eclipse in China (-780)
AstronomyEclipseZhou DynastyCosmologyCelestial EventsHistorical Records
ChinaChina

🛰️ Mariner 10 Sends First Close-Up Images of Mercury, Terracotta Army Discovery

March 29: First close-up images of Mercury by Mariner 10. The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang is discovered at Xi'an, China.⟶
Mariner 10 Sends First Close-Up Images of Mercury, Terracotta Army Discovery (1974)
Space ExplorationArchaeologyPlanetary ScienceQin DynastyAstronomyCultural HeritageCelestial Bodies
ChinaChinaUnited StatesUnited States

🧬 Cloning of Monkeys and First Reported Genetically Modified Humans

The first monkeys are cloned, and first genetically modified humans reported, in China.⟶
Cloning of Monkeys and First Reported Genetically Modified Humans (2018)
BiotechnologyCloningGenetic EngineeringEthicsScientific Advancement
ChinaChina

🚀 Chang'e 4 Lands on the Far Side of the Moon

January 3: Chang'e 4 becomes the first object to land on the far side of the Moon.⟶
Chang'e 4 Lands on the Far Side of the Moon (2019)
Space ExplorationLunar ExplorationAstronauticsScientific AchievementSpace RaceAerospace
ChinaChina

🚀 China Returns Moon Samples with Chang'e 5

China launches Chang'e 5 and becomes the third country after the US and the Soviet Union to return samples of the moon.⟶
China Returns Moon Samples with Chang'e 5 (2020)
Space ExplorationLunar ExplorationAstronomySpace Race
ChinaChina

🐟 Chinese Paddlefish Declared Extinct

July 22: Chinese paddlefish declared extinct.⟶
Chinese Paddlefish Declared Extinct (2022)
ExtinctionConservationEndangered SpeciesBiodiversityEcologyEnvironmental Science
ChinaChina