China is attempting to recover the first ever soil and rock samples from the lunar far side. The surface mission, Chang'e 6, named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e, is a successor to the ...

Nasa has warned that China may attempt to take over parts of the Moon within just a few years. The space agency’s ...

NASA’s leader is worried about an international race for lunar real estate, as China prepares for a series of missions to the ...

Photo taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center BACC in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2020 shows the ascender of Chang’e-5 spacecraft ...

The Chang’e-6 mission aims to land in the Moon’s oldest and largest crater, collect rocks, and bring them back to Earth.

As highlighted recently by Nature, the Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe includes 12,341 craters, 81 basins, and 17 different ...

The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe doubles the resolution of Apollo-era maps and will support the space ambitions of China ...

Japan’s “Moon Sniper” wasn’t designed for extreme lunar temperature swings. But the spacecraft has endured three long lunar ...

CHINA is set to send a robot spaceship up into space to explore the chilling dark side of the moon in the coming days. The ...

China will launch three crew members into low-Earth orbit Thursday for a six-month mission at Tiangong space station, as ...

While the potential gain is clear, the question is whether Beijing will keep the funds and focus flowing as earthly ...

China is set to launch the first-ever mission, known as Chang'e 6, on Friday to collect rock and soil samples from the far ...