China's Chang'e 5 moon lander is no more after successfully snagging lunar rocks By Andrew Jones China's Chang'e 5 lander touched down on the moon and collected the first lunar samples in nearly 50 years, but now the lights have gone out.
China's moon rocks are officially on their way to Earth as Chang'e 5 probe leaves lunar orbit By Andrew Jones China's Chang'e 5 orbiter is heading home on the final leg of its mission to collect fresh lunar samples from the moon.
China launches yet another high-resolution Earth observation satellite, drops rocket debris By Andrew Jones As Chang’e 5 continues to make headlines for its exploits on and around the moon, China continues to launch rockets back on Earth.
NASA's spacecraft spots China's Chang'e 5 lander on the moon By Andrew Jones NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of China's Chang'e 5 lander on the moon just hours after its historic landing.
China's Chang'e 5 aces lunar orbit docking needed to bring moon samples home By Andrew Jones Two Chinese spacecraft have successfully carried out a docking in lunar orbit to bring home the first samples from the moon in over 40 years.
China's Chang'e 5 probe lifts off from moon carrying lunar samples By Andrew Jones China has launched a small spacecraft from the surface of the moon in the critical next step in the ambitious Chang'e 5 mission to bring lunar samples to Earth.
Amazing panorama shows China's Chang'e 5 landing site on the moon (photos) By Andrew Jones China's Chang'e 5 lander has returned its first panorama from its landing site on the moon.
Watch China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft land on the moon in this amazing video By Andrew Jones A spectacular video from China's Chang'e 5 lander reveals its successful touchdown on the moon as it softly set down to collect the first lunar samples in 44 years.
China's Chang'e 5 enters lunar orbit for historic attempt to return moon samples By Andrew Jones China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft has entered orbit around the moon ahead of an historic attempt to collect samples from the moon and return to Earth.
China notches 34th launch of the year with communications satellite By Andrew Jones China conducted its 34th launch of the year on Nov. 12, sending the Tiantong-1 (02) mobile communications satellite into an orbit high above Earth.
China's Yutu 2 rover snaps stunning new panoramas from the moon's far side By Andrew Jones China's Chang'e 4 moon rover has been snapping new images highlighting the spacecraft's travels and discoveries on the lunar far side.
China launches 13 satellites on a single Long March 6 rocket By Andrew Jones China launched a Long March 6 rocket early Friday (Nov. 6), successfully sending 13 satellites into orbit.
Russian space chief disses NASA's Artemis moon landing plans By Andrew Jones The head of Russia's space agency criticized NASA's plans to return to the moon of being "too U.S.-centric."
China chooses landing site for its Tianwen-1 Mars rover By Andrew Jones China has apparently chosen a primary landing site for its Tianwen-1 Mars rover ahead of the spacecraft's arrival at the Red Planet in February 2021.
China unveils ambitious moon mission plans for 2024 and beyond By Andrew Jones China is operating a mission on the far side of the moon and is preparing to launch another this year to collect lunar samples — and it's already planning a new set of bold lunar missions.
China's moon mission robots wake up for a 23rd lunar day as team snags major award By Andrew Jones China's Chang'e 4 spacecraft have awoken for another lunar day on the far side of the moon, while on Earth the mission received a prestigious international award for its accomplishments.
China's Tianwen-1 Mars probe snaps epic deep-space selfie (photos) By Andrew Jones China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft has beamed home some deep-space selfies snapped by a small camera jettisoned during its journey to Mars.
China is building a new rocket to fly its astronauts on the moon By Andrew Jones China has revealed that it is working on a new rocket that could send astronauts to the moon for lunar landing missions.
China's Chang'e 3 lunar lander still going strong after 7 years on the moon By Andrew Jones China has lunar spacecraft operating on both the near and far sides of the moon, according to an update from the China National Space Administration.
China launches 9 satellites into space from ocean platform By Andrew Jones It's the country's second sea launch success.
Chinese rocket booster appears to crash near school during Gaofen 11 satellite launch By Andrew Jones A Chinese Long March 4B rocket successfully launched a new Earth-watching satellite Monday (Sep. 7) but its first stage narrowly missed a school when it fell back to Earth.
China's Mars mission tests instruments on its way to the Red Planet By Andrew Jones China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft is performing well on its cruise to Mars and is preparing for its second trajectory correction maneuver.
On its way to Mars, Chinese spacecraft spots Earth and moon, aces steering maneuver By Andrew Jones China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft captured a stunning view of the Earth and moon before making its first trajectory maneuver on the long journey to Mars.
China launches 2 satellites from desert launch site By Andrew Jones China is continuing its rapid rate of space launches with its 22nd mission of 2020.
China's Chang'e 4 moon mission completes 20th day on lunar farside By Andrew Jones China's Chang'e 4 moon lander and rover have concluded their science tasks for a 20th lunar day on the far side of the moon.
