A drive around the moon: How does India's Pragyan rover compare to China's Yutu-2?Compared to China’s sturdy rover, India’s probably won’t last very long. ISRO has said Pragyan has a mission life of just one lunar day, or...
A rogue rocket is on course to crash into the Moon. It won't be the firstThe very first human-made artefact to make contact with the Moon was the Soviet Luna 2 in 1959 - an extraordinary feat, as it was only two ...
Lander and rover of China's Chang'e 4 probe completes 1,003.9 metres of travel on far side of moonThe Chang'e-4 probe, launched on December 8, 2018, made the first-ever soft landing on the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin...
China to launch its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earthThe rocket, which will send the Chang'e-5 spacecraft to Earth-moon transfer orbit, is scheduled to be launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft...
China's long march in space, from the moon to Mars: Beijing successfully launches roverIt is among a trio of nations, along with the United Arab Emirates and the United States, launching missions to the Red Planet this month, ...
From the Moon to Mars: China's march across spaceBeijing's space programme has made huge strides in recent years as it scrambles to compete with the US. China's space programme is controll...
Chinese rover sheds light on lunar mantle, may help unlock secrets of Earth, Moon's evolutionThe Chinese spacecraft became the first misson to land on the lunar far side also known as the dark side of the moon in January.
China launches rover for first far side of the moon landingChina launched a rover early Saturday morning destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first that would boost Beijing's ambit...
Landing site of China's first lunar lander named "Moon Palace"China today named the landing site of its first moon lander Chang'e-3 as "Guang Han Gong" or "Moon Palace", more than two years after the s...
- Chinese rover discovers new type of Moon rock
Chinese lunar rover Yutu has discovered new volcanic rocks on Moon unlike those returned by Apollo and Luna missions, offering tantalising ...
China rover sets record for longest stay on MoonChina's first lunar rover, Yutu, which has been operating on the Moon for almost two years, has set the record for the longest stay by a ro...
360 degree panoramic views of Moon capturedScientists have successfully captured 360 degree panoramic views of the Moon by using a camera technology called camera pointing system.
Chinese rover: Moon's geological history 'complex'In an interesting find, Chinese scientists say the Moon could have at least nine layers beneath its surface.
China plans to send a rover to Mars by 2020China has not announced plan for a Mars probe, but Ouyang Ziyuan in China's moon probe mission, has said China plans to land a Mars rover a...
China unveils Mars rover after India's successful MangalyaanChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has displayed the machine and the technological hardware set-up at an air show.
China's moon rover back on track after facing mechanical issuesChina's moon rover, presumed dead after encountering mechanical problems on the lunar surface, has begun carrying out exploration tasks
China's lunar probe observes stars, explores moonThese findings will help scientists to understand the terrain, geological structure, material composition and soil formation of the Moon.