A Chinese spacecraft lands on moon's far side to collect rocks, in growing space rivalry with U.S. June 1, 2024 9:52 PM ET. By . The Associated Press ...

BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the ...

An animation depicts the Chinese spacecraft, Chang’e-6, landing on the far side of the moon. Xinhua/Shutterstock It is the second designed to bring back samples, following the Chang’e 5, which ...

Just hours after NASA was forced to scrap the Florida launch of the Boeing Starliner for the second time, a Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock ...

BEIJING (Associated Press) — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less ...

Chinese scientists have made a stunning discovery during tests of samples taken from the Moon's surface as China look to bridge the gap in the space race with the US and Russia.

BANGKOK (AP) — China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first.

BEIJING, OCT. 18 -- Chinese scientists stirred excitement this week by unveiling news of research designed to put a robot on the moon, as a prelude to human exploration.

An out-of-control rocket booster that crashed onto the Moon in 2022, forming an unusual impact crater, was of Chinese origin and likely carried an undisclosed payload, a new study revealed.

BEIJING, China — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and ...

BEIJING, China — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and ...

BEIJING, China — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and ...