The Chang’e-6 mission aims to land in the Moon’s oldest and largest crater, collect rocks, and bring them back to Earth.

China’s steady progress in space exploration has raised concerns in Washington with Nasa chief Bill Nelson repeatedly warning of the US being in a modern “space race” with the Asian nation. “China has ...

It will use the radioactive gas radon as a tracer to study the extremely thin lunar ... China to hear pitches from Nasa ...

As China launches its Chang’e-6 mission to the far side of the moon, US officials have expressed alarm at the pace of its ...

While the mission, courtesy of a company called AstroForge, ran into problems, it’s part of a new wave of would-be asteroid miners hoping to cash in on cosmic resources. Potential applications of ...

Mars Sample Return and missions to study other planets and celestial bodies, including lunar efforts, face big cuts and delays.

Astronauts can leave things behind unintentionally, but there are also other objects we purposely have sent into space.

As China has become deeply enmeshed in strategic competition with the US — while edging towards outright hostilities with ...

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