This file photo provided on Jan. 12, 2019, by the China National Space Administration via Xinhua News Agency shows the lunar lander of the Chang’e-4 probe in a photo taken by the rover Yutu-2 on Jan.

China’s Chang’e-6 mission just nailed a landing on the far side of the Moon, turning a once purely theoretical goal into a working sample-return pipeline. I see this touchdown as the anchor for a ...

China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission has carried out a successful far side touchdown and is already busily gathering specimens for send-off to Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Chang'e 6 is one step closer to bringing pieces of the moon back to Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China's most ambitious ...

WENCHANG SPACE LAUNCH SITE, China — China launched an uncrewed lunar spacecraft Friday in a first-of-its-kind mission to bring back samples from the far side of the moon, the latest step in a rapidly ...

The Chang'e-6 spacecraft stack showing, for the first time, an apparent lunar rover attached to the mission lander. Credit: CAST HELSINKI — China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft appears to carry a previously ...