In fact, Tianwen 2 isn't China's first sample-return mission; the nation has pulled off two already. Chang'e 5 hauled ...

Watch a Long March 10 rocket launch a crewed spacecraft and lander to the moon in this animation from the China National ...

In safety test, safety capsule touched down with airbag cushioning to ensure astronauts survive during rocket failures at ...

China’s Tianwen-2 launched May 29 to collect asteroid samples and study a distant comet, marking a major step in the nation’s ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen-3 has a chance to become the first mission to return pristine samples from ...

Photograph by China National Space Administration What is Chang'e-4, and what's significant about its landing? The Chang'e-4 probe is the latest mission sent to the moon by CNSA, the Chinese space ...

01:57 China’s Chang’e-6 mission returns to Earth with first samples from moon’s far side China ... engines ignited while grounded at the launch complex. Within 20 seconds, the return ...

Like the USA and several other countries, China has expressed a growing interest in a manned mission to the Moon in the ...

China has completed another major test as it prepares to land astronauts on the Moon. The China Manned Space Engineering ...

China Wednesday launched its Tianwen-2 space mission to collect asteroid samples and conduct a main-belt comet study. A ...

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

A private lunar lander from Japan descended toward a touchdown on the moon Friday, but flight controllers lost contact with the spacecraft and were unsure of its fate. The Tokyo-based company ispace ...