Chinese craft returns to Earth with Moon rocks

Unmanned Chinese spacecraft Chang'e-5 carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early yesterday, completing another chapter in China's effort to become a space superpower. The mission was the first in four decades to collect lunar samples, emulating the feats of the United States and the Soviet Union from the 1960s and 1970s -- and going a few steps further. 

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