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Artist's illustration of a Chinese astronaut on the moon, with a large white lander and the distant earth in the background

China names the spacecraft that will put its astronauts on the moon (video)

By Andrew Jones published

China's human spaceflight agency has given names to spacecraft being developed to put astronauts on the moon: Mengzhou ("Dream Vessel") and Lanyue ("Embracing the Moon").

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a cube-shaped spacecraft covered in gold foil sits on the surface of the moon atop four legs

China eyes May 2024 launch for 1st-ever lunar sample-return mission to moon's far side

By Andrew Jones published

Chang'e-6 is expected to launch in May 2024 and touch down on the moon's far side to collect samples of lunar material to be returned to Earth for study.

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an illustration of a Chinese moon base

China puts models of its future crewed moon landing spacecraft on display (video)

By Andrew Jones published

China is displaying models of the rockets and spacecraft it is developing to send its astronauts to the moon six years or so from now.

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artist's illustration of a small robotic lander on the surface of the moon, with earth visible in the background.

SpaceX gearing up to launch Intuitive Machines private moon lander in February

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX and Intuitive Machines are making progress toward the launch of the Nova-C moon lander, which is slated to occur about two weeks from now.

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a golden spacecraft rests on the rubbly gray lunar surface.

Japan's SLIM moon lander photographed on the lunar surface — on its nose (image)

By Mike Wall published

A newly released photo shows SLIM, Japan's first successful moon lander, resting on the lunar surface.

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a small spacecraft hovers just above the surface of the moon, with the blackness of space in the background.

Not dead yet: Japan prepares for possible recovery of SLIM moon lander

By Mike Wall published

The SLIM 'Moon Sniper' probe went silent shortly after notching Japan's first-ever lunar landing on Jan. 19. But there may be life in the spacecraft yet.

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a small spacecraft hovers just above the surface of the moon, with the blackness of space in the background.

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' probe lands on moon, but suffers power problem

By Mike Wall last updated

Japan's SLIM lander touched down on the moon today (Jan. 19), notching a huge success for the nation. But SLIM's life may be quite short, as its solar panels aren't working.

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a roughly cube-shaped spacecraft covered in solar panels descends to the surface of the moon

Watch Japan attempt to ace its 1st-ever moon landing today with this free livestream (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

Japan's robotic SLIM spacecraft will attempt to pull off the nation's first-ever moon landing on Friday morning (Jan. 19), and you can watch the action live.

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a spacecraft wrapped in silver foil sits in a white-walled room.

DHL delivering Everest rock, 'meme' coin to the moon on Astrobotic lander

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A rock from Mount Everest, a time capsule from Belgium, a physical 'meme' coin and a letter from a private astronaut are now being delivered to the moon's surface by DHL.

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An illustration of the VIPER moon rover (looking like a silvery box with wheels) on the moon.

Send your name to the moon aboard NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover

By Mike Wall published

NASA is inviting you to put your name aboard its VIPER moon rover, which is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket later this year.

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