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China aims to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030 and plans to build a base on the lunar surface. The US is also planning to put astronauts back on the Moon by 2026 with its Artemis 3 ...
China’s latest robotic probe, called Chang’e 6, landed on the far side of the moon. That’s a much more challenging task because the far side faces away from our planet and there’s no ...
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 ...
A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bound Chang'e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is ...
China's new Chang’e-6 lunar probe was launched into space. The probe will take samples from the less-explored far side of the moon as China's space program grows more advanced.
The Chang’e-6 is China's second lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon. No other country has landed one.
On Friday, China launched a second lander to the lunar far side. If the mission is successful, it will be the first in history to bring back a sample from the part of the moon that Earth never sees.