In fact, Tianwen 2 isn't China's first sample-return mission; the nation has pulled off two already. Chang'e 5 hauled material from the moon's nearside to Earth in December 2020, and Chang'e 6 ...

China’s lunar mission to bring back the first samples ever collected from the moon’s far side is on schedule for next year, officials say, as Beijing ramps up its ambitious plan to send ...

China aims to launch three moon missions over the next decade as part of its Chang'e lunar program. China's National Space Administration won approval for the missions after it found a new mineral ...

The latest mission, which launched on May 3, is China's second successful landing on the moon's far side, with the first launched in 2019. Overall, it has soft-landed on the moon four times.

Head of NASA concerned China could try to claim lunar territory on moon's south pole 03:39. Beijing - China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe returned to Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the ...

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, which would be another advance in what’s increasingly seen as a new space race. The US aims to put astronauts back on the lunar surface by ...

China does not expect to send its own taikonauts to the moon until at least 2030, and its joint research station with Russia still remains in its conceptual phase.

China recently completed its successful Chang’e-6 mission that saw an uncrewed probe return to Earth with the first-ever samples retrieved from the moon’s far side.

China wants to put a small constellation of satellites in orbit around the moon to create a radio telescope that would open a "new window" into the universe.

China plans to launch its next lunar lander, Chang'e-7, in 2026 to survey the moon's south pole, and search for water in soil samples. Request Reprint & Licensing Submit Correction View Editorial ...