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Good night, Chang'e-5. China's lunar lander has completed its mission of collecting the first lunar samples in almost half a century.

Chinese Lander Dies on Lunar Surface

By Victor Tangermann

China has successfully launched its sample return mission to the Moon as part of the country's Chang'e-5 mission at 3:31 pm Eastern time.

China Successfully Launches Lunar Sample Return Mission

By Victor Tangermann

China is preparing to launch its Chang'e-5 lunar sample return mission early next week and the rocket to get it to the Moon was just rolled out.

China Is About to Launch a Lunar Sample Return Mission

By Victor Tangermann

According to satellite imagery and ship tracking data, China is preparing to launch its Chang'e-5 sample return mission to the Moon.

China Planning to Launch Lunar Sample Return Mission in November

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new paper, a team of Chinese scientists claim a strange "gel-like" substance found on the far side of the Moon is "impact melt breccia."

China Finally Figured Out What That Weird “Gel-Like” Substance from the Far Side of the Moon Was

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have started analyzing data collected by China's Yutu-2 Moon rover's ground-penetrating radar. They found mostly Moon dust.

Science & Energy

Chinese Rover Discovers It’s Sitting on 39 Feet of Moon Dust

By Victor Tangermann

China's Yutu-2 lunar lander just sent back images of a strange new substance it found near a small crater on the far side of the Moon.

Science & Energy

Here Are New Pics of That Weird Substance China Found on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Science journalists were obsessed with a seedling sprouted by China's Moon lander. The only problem: the Moon plant is already dead.

Bad News: That Moon Plant Everybody Was Talking About Is Dead

By Jon Christian

China announced Monday that the country's space program plans to launch three more lunar missions, with the eventual goal of an international Moon base.

China Announces Plans for Moon Base

By Jon Christian

China’s Lander Just Sprouted First-Ever Plants on the Moon

China’s Lander Just Sprouted First-Ever Plants on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

China's moon lander just sent back more pictures, including a 360 degree panorama, and a video taken during its landing.

Here’s a 360 Degree Lunar Panorama Taken by China’s Moon Lander

By Victor Tangermann

See China’s Lunar Rover Set Off Across the Far Side of the Moon

See China’s Lunar Rover Set Off Across the Far Side of the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

In a world's first, Chinese lunar probe Chang'e-4 just touched down on the far side of the moon -- the more mysterious, and lesser known side.

China Just Landed a Rover on the Far Side of the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

A Chinese lander destined for the side of the Moon — the side that always faces away from the Earth — has now entered lunar orbit.

China’s Moon Lander Just Entered Lunar Orbit

By Jon Christian

China just successfully launched a rocket with a lunar rover on board that will hopefully get the first-ever close-up look at the dark side of the Moon.

China Launches First-Ever Lander Headed to Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann