The Chinese mission has been hailed for its potential for a scientific breakthrough, but the U.S. is closely watching the ...

The launch of the uncrewed Chang’e-6 is part of China’s effort to put a human on the lunar surface by 2030 ...

The Chang’e 6 mission will advance Beijing’s ambitions to become a space power and scientific force, but its steady progress ...

TOKYO -- China on Friday launched its latest mission to the moon, aiming for the side that faces away from Earth and upping ...

China continued its run of moon missions today (May 3), launching its bold Chang'e 6 sample-return effort to the lunar far ...

SINGAPORE—Across China and among the global scientific community, Friday’s launch of a Chinese mission to collect samples from the moon’s far side has been hailed for its potential for a ...

China launched its Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft this morning, with the aim of becoming the first ever mission to collect ...

WENCHANG, China, May 3 (Reuters) - China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make ...

A Chinese probe is on its way to the far side of the Moon to collect samples and drop them off at Earth in what would be a historic first. The Chang’e-6 mission launched from the Wenchang Satellite ...

China has launched an uncrewed lunar mission that aims to be the first to bring back soil and rock samples from the far side ...

China has sent a special spacecraft on a big mission to the far side of the moon. It's a historic journey because no other ...

China's Chang’e-6 mission is set to blast off on May 3 aboard a Long March 5 rocket from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center. It will embark on a 53-day journey to far side of the Moon and back, ...