The differences between the visible and hidden sides of our satellite are not limited to the surface: A new analysis of rocks brought back to Earth last year by the Chang'e-6 mission suggests that the ...

For years, scientists have treated the Moon as a relic — a silent witness to the Solar System’s ancient past, geologically ...

BEIJING—China launched a relay satellite for its upcoming Chang’e 4 lunar exploration mission on May 21 local time. The 400 kg (900 lb.) Queqiao satellite, sent to the Earth-Moon L2 point, is needed ...

Both the United States and China are working to put their astronauts on the moon in the next few years, with NASA's acting administrator claiming that America will win the "race." But what happens if ...

(Reuters) -China conducted its first test on Wednesday of a lunar lander that it hopes will put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, the country's manned space program said. The lander's ascent ...

The interior of the mysterious far side of the satellite could be chillier than the side constantly facing Earth, according to an analysis.

China is going full throttle in its quest to land astronauts on the moon by 2030. That was clearly evident in an Aug. 15 ground test of the first-stage propulsion system of the Long March 10 (CZ-10), ...