Race to the Moon: Power, politics and the new space orderA new space race is unfolding as the United States and China compete for lunar dominance. Both nations are pushing for crewed Moon landings...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
NASA shoots for the moon: Inside the historic Artemis II missionArtemis II embarks on humanity's return to the moon. Four astronauts will journey beyond the moon in a swift lunar fly-around. This mission...
01 Apr, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
NASA to spend $20 billion on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar stationNASA is shifting its moon program strategy. Plans for a space station in lunar orbit are cancelled. Instead, components will be used to bui...
24 Mar, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
Is a permanent Moon base becoming reality? Will the US build one by 2030 after NASA’s 2026 bill amid China space race surge?A permanent Moon base is moving closer to reality in 2026. The NASA Authorization Act 2026 has given clear political backing. It targets ea...
17 Mar, 2026, 08.47 PM IST
Chang’e 7 Mission: This is how China plans to place a fluttering flag on MoonChina plans to send a flag that flutters on the moon as part of its Chang’e 7 mission in 2026. Engineers will use electromagnetic technolog...
14 Jan, 2025, 01.27 AM IST
China may use Moon's soil to make bricks for lunar baseChina is experimenting with lunar soil bricks to build a permanent base on the Moon by 2035. Prototype bricks, stronger than standard ones,...
15 Nov, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
By 2050, will China’s lunar station change the face of space exploration? Here's what we knowChina is set to significantly expand its space program with plans to establish a lunar space station and conduct extensive research into th...
19 Oct, 2024, 08.50 PM IST
Putin ratifies plan to jointly build lunar base with ChinaRussian President Vladimir Putin has approved a plan to jointly build the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) with China. The ILRS ...
14 Jun, 2024, 08.40 PM IST
China successfully launches lunar probe mission to collect samples for first time from far side of moonThe lunar probe was carried by a Long March-5 Y8 rocket which blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of China's south...
03 May, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
NASA chief Bill Nelson warns of China's 'hidden' military space ambitionsNASA Administrator Bill Nelson has voiced concerns about China's alleged use of civilian space activities to conceal military operations. H...
20 Apr, 2024, 08.23 PM IST
China offers to collaborate on lunar mission as deadlines loomChina has invited international cooperation for its lunar mission, Chang'e-8, as it aims to establish a permanent habitat on the moon's sou...
03 Oct, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
China to send astronauts to Moon by 2030 as space race intensifiesChina on Monday announced plans to send a manned mission to the moon by 2030 for lunar scientific exploration, amid its deepening space rac...
30 May, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
China to launch three astronauts for its space station; unveils plans for manned Moon missionThe Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agenc...
28 Nov, 2022, 12.55 PM IST
China's 'space dream': A long march to the moon and beyondThe world's second largest economy has put billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a permanently crewed space ...
17 Jun, 2021, 03.10 PM IST
China, Russia release roadmap for building lunar space station as Joe Biden, Putin meet in GenevaAs US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face summit in Geneva on Wednesday, China and...
16 Jun, 2021, 10.13 PM IST
China eventually wants astronauts to stay on moon for long periods of timeChina has mapped out a series of uncrewed missions this decade, including the setting up of a robotic base to explore the moon's south pola...
14 Mar, 2021, 03.26 PM IST
China's Chang'e-5 mission a success, spacecraft brings home first moon samples in 40 yearsThe spacecraft landed in Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 1:59 AM (local time), according to the China...
17 Dec, 2020, 10.17 AM IST