Chinese scientists believe samples found by Chang’e-6 mission answer central question in lunar science, but some in the West ...

The US Senate has approved an extra US$10 billion for Nasa’s Artemis moon exploration programme, giving a major boost to ...

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 ...

At the start of June 2024, China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe successfully touched down on the far side of the Moon, landing softly near the lunar south pole. Its main mission, which it performed ...

Now there is a new wave of missions—some crashing into the moon or missing entirely, but Earthly technology is advancing and there have been some major successes. Still, landing on the moon is ...

Musk would like to send the Starship to Mars during the next transit window, which lasts from November 2026 through January ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...