China has revealed details about a miniature rover tucked away on the country's pioneering Chang'e 6 lunar far side sample-return mission. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

After Jinchan took its image, an ascent vehicle blasted off from atop the Chang'e 6 lander on June 24, carrying 68.27 ounces (1,935.3 grams) of precious samples into lunar orbit.

A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bound Chang'e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is ...

China's national flag is seen unfurled from the Chang'e-5 spacecraft on the moon, in this handout image provided by China National Space Administration (CNSA) on December 4, 2020.

The robotic Chang'e 6 mission touched down inside Apollo Crater, within the giant South Pole-Aitken basin, at 6:23 a.m. Beijing Time on Sunday (June 2) , according to Chinese space officials. It ...

China's enormous space industry has ambitions far beyond Change-6's lunar sample return (Credit: Getty Images) "The lunar south pole is the destination to be heading to to prepare for when we send ...

China recently landed the first-ever robotic mission on the far side (not "dark side") of the moon, called Chang'e 4.NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a moon satellite, photographed the Chinese ...

ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang’e-6 European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could come to an end despite successful collaboration in the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission.

China launched its Chang’e 6 lunar probe Friday in a first-of-its-kind mission to bring back samples from the far side of the moon.