China's space program has been advancing rapidly. In 2021, it launched its permanently crewed alternative to the ...

And the search for lunar ice is part of China’s preparations to build a research base at the moon’s south pole, Chinese space experts told state broadcaster CCTV. “There are some very deep ...

For the first time in history, a space mission has touched down on the far side of the moon. China's Chang'e-4 probe landed in the the oldest and deepest basin on the moon's surface. Making the ...

China has named its lunar spacesuit "Wangyu" and rover "Tansuo," crucial for its human moon landing plans by 2030. The prototype development phase is in progress, with extensive testing conducted.

China will select taikonauts for its first-ever manned moon landing mission from the current pool that has participated in spaceflight missions to the China Space Station, China's first astronaut ...

This photo shows the exterior design of China's moon-landing spacesuit during the third Spacesuit Technology Forum in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, Sept 28, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] The ...

These shiny, multicolored glass beads were in samples returned from the moon by China in 2020. The beads range in size from the width of one hair to several hairs; the water content was just a ...

He said scrapping Artemis entirely would mean the U.S. would certainly not beat China’s stated goal of landing their taikonauts on the moon by 2030. Both Pace and Dumbacher, though, questioned ...

Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences HELSINKI — China’s human spaceflight agency has announced a tender process for a lunar satellite to support the country’s first crewed moon landing and ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.