Chinese scientists believe samples found by Chang'e-6 mission answer central question in lunar science, but some in the West have doubts A year after China returned the first rock samples from the ...

China has said it will land astronauts on the moon by 2030, while NASA is targeting a landing in 2027, though this has already been delayed.

BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the ...

China has successfully conducted an escape flight test on its lunar spacecraft Mengzhou, which means“dream ship” in Mandarin. By 2030, the country pl ...

BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the ...

China has taken a step forward in its ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 – unveiling the specially designed spacesuit its crew will don for what’s expected to be a landmark ...

An animation depicts the Chinese spacecraft, Chang'e-6, landing on the far side of the moon. Xinhua/Shutterstock The Chang'e-6 probe was launched aboard the Long March 5 rocket on May 3, 2024.

Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses.

The Chinese publication also criticizes NASA for setting unrealistic deadlines for the Artemis program. When it was originally announced, NASA set an ambitious goal of landing humans on the Moon ...

The Chinese National Space Agency made history in 2013, with its Chang'e-3 mission representing "the first soft landing on the moon in nearly 40 years," since the Soviet Union last did it in 1976 ...

A Chinese spacecraft lands on moon's far side to collect rocks in growing space rivalry with US The mission is the sixth in the Chang'e moon exploration program, and the second designed to bring ...

‘We better watch out’: NASA boss sounds alarm on Chinese moon ambitions In an interview with POLITICO, Bill Nelson expressed confidence the U.S. can win the moon race. But he warned there is ...