The official Xinhua News Agency said the landing module touched down Sunday, June 2, 2024, early in the morning, Beijing time. The mission is the sixth in the Chang’e moon exploration program, which ...

The moon program is part of a growing rivalry with the US – still the leader in space exploration – and others, including Japan and India.

Astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr Brad Tucker discusses the China National Space Administration’s lunar mission in which they ...

The China moon mission is proceeding at a high pace as collected samples begin their historic journey back to Earth.

China says a spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon has lifted off from the lunar surface ..

China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country's red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon ...

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed Sunday on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state media reported -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme.

Officials say the probe was successful in collecting rocks and soil - while also managing to display the Chinese flag. The Chang'e-6 is due to return home on 25 June.

The probe captured footage as it made its approach to the mysterious far side of the moon on Sunday (June 2).

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the Moon’s far side on Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near ...

State news agency Xinhua hailed the landing as ... June for the right conditions for a landing. Missions to the far side of the Moon are complicated by the fact that no direct communication ...

After a month-long journey, a Chinese spacecraft has landed on the far side of the moon, the China National Space ...