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- | Why one of the world’s most popular islands falls completely silent for a day [[https://kraken8.it/ | + | China’s Chang’e-6 probe lifts off with samples from moon’s far side in historic first [[https://kraken13i.at/ |
+ | China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe departed from the far side of the moon on Tuesday, moving a step closer to completing an ambitious mission that underlines the country’s rise as a space superpower. | ||
- | Bali, Indonesia is one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations. The streets tingle with the whizz of motorbikes and the happy buzz of music pouring out of local cafes. | + | In a symbolic moment before takeoff, China also reportedly became |
- | But one day a year, the entire island falls silent. | + | The probe, carrying the first lunar rocks ever collected from the far side of the moon, took off and entered lunar orbit early Tuesday Beijing time, following successful sample collection over the previous two days, according to a statement from the China National Space Administration (CNSA). |
- | This is Nyepi, Balinese New Year. | + | Its return journey to Earth is estimated to take about three weeks, with a landing expected in China’s Inner Mongolia region around June 25. |
- | Unlike many other cultures, Balinese Hindus don’t mark the new year with fireworks, parties or drinking. | + | The successful return of the samples would give China a head start in harnessing the strategic and scientific benefits of expanded lunar exploration – an increasingly competitive field that has contributed to what NASA chief Bill Nelson calls a new “space race.” |
- | Instead, they observe Nyepi, or silence. For a 24-hour period starting at 6 a.m., Balinese Hindus fast, meditate, turn off the electricity and stay home with their families. Local security officers, called pecalang, patrol | + | This is the second time China has collected samples from the moon, after the Chang’e-5 brought back rocks from the near side in 2020. |
- | Regardless of their personal beliefs, everyone visiting during Nyepi will be affected by the holiday. The airport | + | Earlier this year, Nelson appeared to acknowledge China’s pace – and concerns about its intentions – were driving the American urgency to return to the moon, decades after its Apollo-crewed missions. |
- | Amanda Syrowatka, owner of the Viceroy Bali, helps manage expectations | + | A photo posted by CNSA Tuesday and trending on China’s X-like Weibo platform shows the drilled surface in a shape resembling |
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+ | The Chang’e-6 probe withstood “the test of high temperatures” and collected | ||
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+ | After collecting the specimens, Chang’e-6 extended a robotic arm to raise the Chinese flag, according to an animation released by CNSA. | ||