first space probe landing in nearly 40 years

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The first soft landing of a space probe in nearly 40 years.

China Becomes 3rd Country to 'Soft Land' on Moon

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State media say China has safely carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades. State television showed pictures of the moon's surface as the... World News Summaries. | Newser