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Bad weather delays launch of China's historic Chang'e 7 mission to moon's south pole

By Mike Wall Published 23 August 26

China has delayed its ambitious ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission to the moon's south pole due to a brewing storm near the launch site. A new target date has not been announced.

China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history

By Leonard David Published 20 August 26

China aims to launch its Chang'e 7 moon mission on Aug. 24 to send a lander, a rover, a hopper and a wide range of science experiments to the lunar south pole.

BALLS on the moon: China set to launch Africa's 1st lunar science mission in 2029

By Leonard David Published 28 July 26

Africa's first space exploration mission aims to send a trio of spherical probes to the lunar south pole aboard China's Chang'e 8 lander in 2029.

China's next moonshot: Chang'e 7 could search the lunar south pole for water this year

By Leonard David Published 6 January 26

China's ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission is scheduled to launch to the moon later this year, helping set the stage for a lunar base that the country aims to build in the 2030s.

1st samples ever collected from the moon's far side could help reveal where Earth got its water

By Keith Cooper Published 28 October 25

On Earth, CI chondrites make up only 1% of all meteorites that have been collected, but they may be far more common on the moon.