China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes activities on the far side of the moon for 22nd lunar day
4 years, 3 months ago

China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes activities on the far side of the moon for 22nd lunar day

Firstpost  

The Chinese space agency revealed that Yutu-2 will be moving northwest towards a “basalt area” that are some “impact craters with high reflectivity”. China’s Chang’e-4 probe including the lander and the rover have resumed their activities for the 22nd lunar day on the far side of the moon. Chinese news agency Global Times reported that while the probe’s lander woke up at 5.15 am Beijing time on Saturday, 12 September while the rover Yutu-2 or Jade Rabbit-2, woke up a day before on Friday at 11.54 am. According to a report by China Daily, the centre has revealed that Yutu-2 will be moving northwest during the 22nd lunar day.

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Chang’e 6: Chinese probe bringing back rocks from Moon’s far side returns to Earth
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Chang’e 6: Chinese probe bringing back rocks from Moon’s far side returns to Earth

The Independent  

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A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon

The Independent  

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China's Chang'e-6 lands on Earth with rocks, soil from Moon's far side
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China's Chang'e-6 lands on Earth with rocks, soil from Moon's far side

India Today  

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe has successfully returned to Earth, bringing back the first-ever samples from the Moon's far side. The Chang'e-6 mission, launched from Hainan on May 3, collected approximately 2 kilograms of lunar samples from the Moon's far side, specifically from the Apollo Crater in the South Pole-Aitken basin. Chang'e-6 carrying lunar samples from the Moon's far side, for …

Craft unfurls China’s flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home
7 months ago

Craft unfurls China’s flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth. The Chang’e-6 probe was launched last month and its lander touched down on the far side …

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on moon's far side
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on moon's far side

The Hindu  

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon on June 2 to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin, the China National Space Administration …

China lands Chang’e-6 spacecraft to far side of Moon
7 months, 1 week ago

China lands Chang’e-6 spacecraft to far side of Moon

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon, boosting the nation’s efforts to compete with the US in a race to send people back to the lunar surface for the first time in more than half a century. A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon, boosting the nation’s efforts to compete with the …

China probe lands on moon’s far side in first-ever sample retrieval mission
7 months, 1 week ago

China probe lands on moon’s far side in first-ever sample retrieval mission

Al Jazeera  

The Chang’e-6 landing marks China’s second descent on the far side of the moon, where no other country has reached. China has landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere. After another landing in 2019, …

Chang'e 6 reaches historic moment in its mission
7 months, 1 week ago

Chang'e 6 reaches historic moment in its mission

China Daily  

This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on June 2, 2024 shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e 6 probe before landing on the far side of the moon. China's Chang'e 6 robotic mission has reached a crucial moment in its historic lunar odyssey — its landing craft successfully touched down on Sunday morning on the moon's …

China lands a spacecraft on the moon’s far side to collect rocks for study
7 months, 1 week ago

China lands a spacecraft on the moon’s far side to collect rocks for study

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin, the China National Space Administration …

China's Chang'e-6 probe enters lunar orbit, prep begins for Moon landing
8 months ago

China's Chang'e-6 probe enters lunar orbit, prep begins for Moon landing

India Today  

China's ambitious Chang'e-6 probe has successfully entered a stable orbit around the moon after performing a critical near-moon braking procedure. The near-moon braking manoeuvre was a crucial step in Chang'e-6's journey to the lunar far side. Chang'e-6 is part of China's broader lunar exploration program, which aims to establish a permanent presence on the moon. The successful entry into lunar …

Lunar missions exciting time for space
8 months, 1 week ago

Lunar missions exciting time for space

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY The success after success of China's space program, with all its diverse elements for scientific exploration and technological development in what remains a risky business, is as impressive as it is exciting. More important, China's Chang'e series of lunar missions have proved amazingly successful, with the Chang'e 3 lander making the first landing on the moon way …

Chandrayaan vs. Chang’e: How different are India’s and China’s lunar missions?
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan vs. Chang’e: How different are India’s and China’s lunar missions?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Scripting history, the Chandrayaan-3 lander landed in the south polar region of the moon on August 23 at 6:03 pm IST, making India the first country to successfully soft-land in that area. Planned initially as a back-up for Chang’e 3, the Chang’e 4 mission launched Yutu-2 on December 8, 2018, and it became the first rover …

Chandrayaan 3: Will India's Pragyan rover meet China's Yutu 2? Distance between them is…
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 3: Will India's Pragyan rover meet China's Yutu 2? Distance between them is…

Hindustan Times  

Following the historic touchdown of Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander, the Pragyan rover has effectively been deployed near the moon's south pole. Currently, the only active rover on the lunar surface besides India's is China's Yutu 2 rover, sent by Chang’e 4. Chandrayaan 3's Pragyan rover Chang'e 4 Yutu 2 rover. In contrast to China's rover, Pragyan's mission life is limited …

China to launch world first sample return mission from Moon’s far side
1 year, 8 months ago

China to launch world first sample return mission from Moon’s far side

The Independent  

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Researcher credits innovation, enterprise with China's success in space
1 year, 10 months ago

Researcher credits innovation, enterprise with China's success in space

China Daily  

Sun Zezhou, a senior researcher at the China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing and head designer of several deep-space probes The spirit of innovation and enterprise is the secret behind China's rapid rise in the field of lunar and Mars exploration, according to a key figure in the country's space industry. Sun Zezhou, a senior researcher at the China …

Chinese Yutu-2 rover spots ‘mystery hut’ on far side of the moon; check viral pictures here
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese Yutu-2 rover spots ‘mystery hut’ on far side of the moon; check viral pictures here

Firstpost  

The Yutu 2 rover was launched on 8 December, 2018. It made the first-ever soft landing in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon on 3 January, 2019 China’s Yutu-2 rover has captured a cube-shaped object on the surface of the Moon, leaving internet users amazed. As per Space.com, the Chinese rover captured the object as it went across the …

A 'mystery hut' on far side of moon? Chinese rover sends new pictures
3 years, 1 month ago

A 'mystery hut' on far side of moon? Chinese rover sends new pictures

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese rover has spotted a mystery object on the far side of the Moon, according to a report published in Space.com. Or is it the pioneer spacecraft of the predecessors to explore the moon?” the website quoted from Yutu 2 diary being published regularly by Our Space, a Chinese language outreach channel. The Yutu 2 rover was carried to …

China Chang’e-5 lunar mission reveals Moon was volcanically active much later than expected
3 years, 3 months ago

China Chang’e-5 lunar mission reveals Moon was volcanically active much later than expected

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Volcanic activity was taking place on the Moon more recently than scientists previously …

Night, night Chang'e-4: China's moon probe goes dormant for 14 days till next lunar day
3 years, 10 months ago

Night, night Chang'e-4: China's moon probe goes dormant for 14 days till next lunar day

Firstpost  

The rover Yutu-2 has far exceeded its three-month design lifespan, becoming the longest-working lunar rover on the moon. The lander and the rover of China’s Chang’e-4 lunar probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night due to lack of solar power, a media report said on Saturday. China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover scripted history on 3 January 2019 …

China's Mars Probe Has Travelled Over 400 Million km, Headed for Red Planet Landing in May
4 years ago

China's Mars Probe Has Travelled Over 400 Million km, Headed for Red Planet Landing in May

News 18  

The China National Space Administration announced on Sunday that the country’s Mars probe Tianwen-1 has travelled more than 400 million km and is expected to enter the Red Planet’s orbit next month. As of 6 a.m. on Sunday, the probe had flown in space for 163 days and was about 130 million km from Earth and about 8.3 million km …

China Promises To Share Findings From Its Returned Lunar Probe
4 years ago

China Promises To Share Findings From Its Returned Lunar Probe

NPR  

China Promises To Share Findings From Its Returned Lunar Probe Enlarge this image toggle caption China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP After 23 days and some 230,000 miles traveled, China's Chang'e-5 lunar capsule returned to Earth during Thursday's predawn hours. China's space agency said Thursday it intends to share its findings with the global …

China’s lunar mission Chang’e returns to Earth with Moon rocks
4 years ago

China’s lunar mission Chang’e returns to Earth with Moon rocks

Al Jazeera  

China becomes only the third country to have retrieved samples from the Moon following the US and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 70s. A Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early on Thursday in the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua news agency said. The capsule …

Moon Samples Reach Earth for the First Time in 44 Years With China's Chang'e-5 Lunar Mission
4 years ago

Moon Samples Reach Earth for the First Time in 44 Years With China's Chang'e-5 Lunar Mission

News 18  

Samples of rock and soil from the moon have successfully landed on Earth for the first time in over four decades. Earlier today, Chinese government-owned media outlet Xinhua reported that the country’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission has successfully landed back on Earth with lunar samples onboard, making China only the third country to have ever collected lunar samples, and also the …

Chang’e 5 lunar probe: Space capsule with moon rocks begins return journey to Earth
4 years ago

Chang’e 5 lunar probe: Space capsule with moon rocks begins return journey to Earth

Live Mint  

A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Earth on Sunday, 13 December. According to an AP report, the Chang’e 5 lunar probe, which had been orbiting the moon for about a week, fired up four engines for about 22 minutes to move out of the moon's orbit, …

Chinese Lunar Probe Is On Its Way Back To Earth, Carrying Moon Rocks
4 years ago

Chinese Lunar Probe Is On Its Way Back To Earth, Carrying Moon Rocks

NPR  

Chinese Lunar Probe Is On Its Way Back To Earth, Carrying Moon Rocks Enlarge this image toggle caption China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP China is days away from becoming the third country to bring moon rocks back to Earth. China's state news agency Xinhua announced Sunday that the country's lunar probe, Chang'e-5, had …

China's Chang'e Mission Probe Lands on the Moon, Here's Everything We Know So Far
4 years, 1 month ago

China's Chang'e Mission Probe Lands on the Moon, Here's Everything We Know So Far

News 18  

China’s ambitious lunar mission Chang’e 5 successfully landed on the Moon on Tuesday, marking the third time that the country has placed a robotic spacecraft on the lunar surface. Chang’e 5 was launched from China’s Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on November 23, 2020, flying to space on top of a Long March 5 rocket. The Chinese lunar mission is a …

China says probe sent to retrieve lunar rocks lands on moon
4 years, 1 month ago

China says probe sent to retrieve lunar rocks lands on moon

India TV News  

A Chinese robot probe sent to return lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s landed on the moon Tuesday, the government announced, adding to a string of increasingly bold space missions by Beijing. The Chang’e 5 probe “successfully landed” at its planned site, state TV and news agencies reported, citing the China National Space Administration. The …

China to launch its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earth
4 years, 1 month ago

China to launch its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earth

Hindustan Times  

China said on Monday that it will launch its first unmanned space mission on Tuesday to collect samples from the moon’s surface and return to earth, which its scientists say is one of the country’s most complicated and challenging space missions. The rocket, which will send the Chang’e-5 spacecraft to Earth-moon transfer orbit, is scheduled to be launched from the …

China's Mars Probe Snaps a Breathtaking Photo of Earth and Moon En route to the Red Planet
4 years, 5 months ago

China's Mars Probe Snaps a Breathtaking Photo of Earth and Moon En route to the Red Planet

News 18  

China's first Mars probe has beamed back a photo of the Earth and the Moon as it heads toward its destination, the country's space agency said Tuesday. The image, which shows the two celestial bodies as small crescents in the empty darkness of space, was taken 1.2 million kilometres away from Earth three days after the Tianwen-1 mission was launched …

China's Chang'e-4 lander, Yutu-2 rover resume experiments on the moon's far side
4 years, 6 months ago

China's Chang'e-4 lander, Yutu-2 rover resume experiments on the moon's far side

Firstpost  

In weeks to come, the lander and rover are tasked with infrared imaging of an unusual pit and surrounding soil near the landing site. China’s Chang’e-4 lander and the Yutu 2 lunar rover that flew aboard have resumed their activities on the ‘far side’ of the Moon as of a few days ago. In its exploration of the moon’s surface, …

Chinese space mission reveals what it’s like on the farside of the moon
4 years, 10 months ago

Chinese space mission reveals what it’s like on the farside of the moon

CNN  

CNN — China’s Chang’e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is unveiling lunar secrets one layer at a time, according to a new study. Equipped with Lunar Penetrating Radar, the rover was able to investigate the moon using radio signals to a depth of 131 feet beneath the lunar surface – three times the …

China releases stunning images of the far side of the moon
4 years, 11 months ago

China releases stunning images of the far side of the moon

Daily Mail  

China's space agency has released a huge batch of stunning images from the far side of the moon, revealing the beauty of the mysterious terrain. Scroll down for video Some of the images include a look at the Von Karmer crater in which the mission landed and reveals the criss-crossing tracks of the rover Pictured: Tracks of the lunar rover …

Mysterious 'gel-like' substance found on the far side of the MOON is being studied by China
5 years, 3 months ago

Mysterious 'gel-like' substance found on the far side of the MOON is being studied by China

Daily Mail  

China is seeking to get to the bottom of a mysterious 'gel-like substance' found in a crater on the far side of the moon. The nation's Chang'e-4 lunar lander's rover, Yutu-2,spotted the bizarre matter last month but it had to shut down and 'nap' almost straight after. Scroll down for video The nation's Chang'e-4 lunar lander's rover, Yutu-2,spotted the bizarre …

Chinese mission uncovers secrets on the far side of the moon
5 years, 7 months ago

Chinese mission uncovers secrets on the far side of the moon

CNN  

Explore humanity’s first moon landing through newly discovered and restored archival footage. CNN — China’s Chang’e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is shedding light on one of the moon’s biggest mysteries, according to a new study. NAOC/CNSA And learning more about how the moon evolved could shed light on Earth’s evolution, as well. …

China's Chang'e-4 probe switches to dormant mode
5 years, 8 months ago

China's Chang'e-4 probe switches to dormant mode

India TV News  

China's Chang'e-4 probe's lander and the rover switched to dormant mode for the lunar night on Friday, with the rover travelling an accumulated 178.9 metres on the far side of the Moon. The Chang'e-4 probe made the first-ever soft-landing on the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon on January 3. According …

China plans to send a rover to explore Mars next year
5 years, 10 months ago

China plans to send a rover to explore Mars next year

CNN  

CNN — China will follow up on its successful mission to the far side of the moon by sending a probe to Mars next year, one of the country’s top space scientists said Sunday. “Next year, we will launch a Mars probe, which will orbit around the Mars, land on it and probe it.” China will also send an additional …

Chang'e-4 probe, rover survive first lunar night, wake up to record-low temperature
5 years, 11 months ago

Chang'e-4 probe, rover survive first lunar night, wake up to record-low temperature

Firstpost  

After a two-week siesta during the first extremely cold night on the moon, China’s Chang’e-4 rover and lander have been awakened by sunlight, the China National Space Administration announced. “That’s probably due to the difference in lunar soil composition between the two sides of the moon,” Zhang He, director of the Chang’e-4 mission, told Xinhua news. Named after a Chinese …

嫦娥五号2019年底发射 2020年前后首探火星
5 years, 11 months ago

嫦娥五号2019年底发射 2020年前后首探火星

China Daily  

1月14日，国家航天局副局长、探月工程副总指挥吴艳华在国务院新闻办新闻发布会上表示，以嫦娥四号任务圆满成功为标志，我国探月工程四期和深空探测工程全面拉开序幕。 Photo taken by the rover Yutu-2 on Jan 11, 2019 shows the lander of the Chang'e-4 probe. 嫦娥四号任务实现多个创新： 首次实现月球背面着陆与巡视勘察（landing and detection on the far side of the Moon）； 首次实现月球背面与地球的中继测控通信（relay and telemetry, track and command between the far side of the Moon and the Earth）； 首次实现在月球背面着陆器和月球轨道微卫星的甚低频科学探测（ultra-low frequency scientific exploration by the lander on the far side of the Moon and …

China to collect samples from the moon in Chang’e-5 mission by the end of 2019
5 years, 11 months ago

China to collect samples from the moon in Chang’e-5 mission by the end of 2019

Firstpost  

The agency is aiming to get samples from the moon this year & send a probe to Mars by 2020. China will launch a probe to collect samples from the moon around the end of this year, a space official said on Monday, weeks after Beijing hailed the successful touch down on the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-4 …

China's lunar probe Chang'e 4 sends panoramic image of moon's far side
5 years, 11 months ago

China's lunar probe Chang'e 4 sends panoramic image of moon's far side

Firstpost  

Chang’e 4 sent the first panoramic image of its landing site since its historic arrival on the moon. China’s lunar probe has sent the first panoramic image of its landing site since its historic arrival on the far side of the moon, showing the cratered landscape it is exploring. The Chang’e-4 mission, named after a moon goddess, made the world’s …

Lunar probe takes first panoramic images of moon's far side
5 years, 11 months ago

Lunar probe takes first panoramic images of moon's far side

China Daily  

Chinese researchers have conducted preliminary topographical analysis of the landing site of the country's Chang'e 4 lunar probe, the China National Space Administration said on Friday. By Friday morning, Chang'e 4 – consisting of a lander and a rover – and the Queqiao relay satellite had been in stable condition, the administration said in a statement. Cameras mounted on the …

China begins first surface exploration of moon’s far side
6 years ago

China begins first surface exploration of moon’s far side

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese space rover explored the lunar terrain on Friday in the world’s first mission on the surface of the far side of the moon. Jade Rabbit 2 drove off a ramp the previous night and onto the soft, powdery surface after a Chinese spacecraft made the first-ever soft landing on the moon’s far side. “It’s a small …

China’s far side of the moon mission is just the start of its space ambitions
6 years ago

China’s far side of the moon mission is just the start of its space ambitions

CNN  

Explore humanity’s first moon landing through newly discovered and restored archival footage. Reacting on Twitter, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine called it a “first for humanity and an impressive accomplishment!” China was late to the space race – it didn’t send its first satellite into orbit until 1970, by which time the US had already landed an astronaut on the moon …

Chinese lunar probe brings life to the far side of the moon
6 years ago

Chinese lunar probe brings life to the far side of the moon

Salon  

On Thursday, China's space agency made a historic touchdown by landing a rover on the far side of the moon, a first for humanity. “The far side of the moon is a rare, quiet place that is free from interference from radio signals from Earth,” mission spokesman Yu Guobin said, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. “This probe can …

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover lands on moon’s far side, sends back images
6 years ago

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover lands on moon’s far side, sends back images

The Hindu  

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover scripted history on January 3 when it made the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon and sent back close-up images of the previously unexplored region, a giant leap for cosmic exploration and a major boost to the Communist nation’s quest to become a space superpower. Chang’e-4, named after a Chinese moon goddess …

China's Chang'e-4 probe relays first images after historic touchdown on moon's far side
6 years ago

China's Chang'e-4 probe relays first images after historic touchdown on moon's far side

Firstpost  

Chang’e-4’s lander and rover make a successful touch down at 10.26 am PT earlier today. The Chang’e-4 spacecraft managed this feat on the 3 January after the China National Space Administration landed the unmanned probe in the unexplored depths of the South Pole-Aitken basin. pic.twitter.com/cdCibk7J4y — Ye Quanzhi January 3, 2019 “China’s Chang’e 4 landed on the moon’s far side, …

China's lunar rover Chang'e 4 makes historic landing on dark side of Moon
6 years ago

China's lunar rover Chang'e 4 makes historic landing on dark side of Moon

India Today  

A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, state media said, hailing it as an historic first landing on a mission seen as an important step for China's space programme. Chinese state television said the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, launched in December, made the "soft landing" at 0226 GMT and transmitted the first-ever …

China's lunar probe makes landing on the 'dark side' of moon: 9 points to know
6 years ago

China's lunar probe makes landing on the 'dark side' of moon: 9 points to know

India Today  

The far side of the moon, or say the side never visible from Earth is no longer untouched by humans. Chinese spacecraft Chang'e-4 lands on the far side of the moon The lunar explorer Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon and sent photos. 9 points to know about Chinese dark side moon landing The probe, …

Chinese spacecraft could touch down on the dark side of the moon TONIGHT in historic landing
6 years ago

Chinese spacecraft could touch down on the dark side of the moon TONIGHT in historic landing

Daily Mail  

China's Chang'e-4 spacecraft could land on the dark side of the moon as soon as tonight. A lander will help guide the spacecraft to the dark side of the moon The probe, the Chang'e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday 'to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon', the news agency said, citing the …

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