A new image released by China's space agency offers the first glimpse at the Tianwen 2 spacecraft, which is en route to ...

Analysis of moon samples collected and returned to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission shows "at least one hydrous mineral, ...

China plans to land humans on the moon by 2030. See animations of the crew on the moon with a lander and rover. Credit: China ...

The deep-space mission is heading for Kamoʻoalewa, a strange asteroid that might be a piece of the moon. China has released a ...

A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036 ...

China has released the first image from its Tianwen 2 spacecraft. The spacecraft is on a mission to collect samples from a ...

Experts in North America dispute Chinese developer’s claim for primacy in the breakthrough for space exploration ...

the simmering off-world competition between the U.S. and China seems set for an eventual boiling point, with nothing less than dominion over the moon and beyond potentially in play. “Given China ...

Planned for 2035, the nuclear reactor would power research and exploration of the moon's south pole as part of the the International Lunar Research Station project. China and Russia plan to build ...

Precious moon samples brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission in 2020 have finally been shared with international researchers — but the law has made it difficult for U.S.-based ...

Communications ceased less than two minutes before the spacecraft’s scheduled landing on the moon with a mini rover. Until ...

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north ...