The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon

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[{"selector":"#anim-030305e9-0131-4dc6-b802-d73e8e597934","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f97e5896-8e4b-4214-86c0-078a6a2c8ce2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 266.94098%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Russia's unmanned robot lander crashed after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country's space agency Roscosmos reported. Learn More Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-ddada17b-a358-4299-9cb3-250504e1d534","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6adcf883-3740-4cab-a422-f57996a3efed","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 355.37032%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Russia's first launch since 1976, when it was a part of the Soviet Union, occurred earlier this month. Learn More Arrow

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