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 and comprising a lander and a rover, touched down at the preselected landing area at 177.6 degrees east longitude and 45.5 degrees south latitude on the far side of the moon at 10:26 a.m., China National Space Administration said. Direct communication with the far side of the moon, however, is not possible, which is one of the many challenges for the Chang’e-4 lunar probe mission. Named after the goddess of the moon in Chinese legends, the first Chang’e spacecraft was launched in 2007 to verify China’s lunar probe technology, obtain lunar images and perform scientific surveys.

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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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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

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. “I now declare that the Chang’e 6 Lunar Exploration Mission achieved complete success,” Zhang Kejian, Director of the China National Space Administration, said in a televised news conference after the landing. While past U.S. …

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 …

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

LA Times  

The lander-ascender combination of the Chang’e-6 probe is shown on the moon surface. China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. “I now declare that the Chang’e 6 Lunar Exploration Mission achieved complete success,” Zhang Kejian, director of the China National Space Administration, said …

What is Chang’e 6 and what is its role in China’s moon missions? | Explained
7 months ago

What is Chang’e 6 and what is its role in China’s moon missions? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In the pre-dawn hours of June 4, a small spacecraft bearing lunar samples took off from the moon’s far side, headed for an orbit that would bring it in contact with an orbiter waiting for it. Chang’e 4 was a precursor to Chang’e 6: in 2019, it carried the first lander and the rover to descend …

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 …

China’s Chang’e-6 lifts off from far side of Moon with rock samples
7 months, 1 week ago

China’s Chang’e-6 lifts off from far side of Moon with rock samples

Al Jazeera  

Probe’s successful departure from the Moon means China is closer to becoming the first country to return samples from the far side of the Moon. A Chinese spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth, according to state media. The Xinhua …

Chang'e 6 lifts off with samples collected from lunar far side
7 months, 1 week ago

Chang'e 6 lifts off with samples collected from lunar far side

China Daily  

This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. After a host of sophisticated maneuvers, the Chang'e 6 lander touched down on the far side on Sunday morning and soon started using a scoop …

Footage shows China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft landing on far side of the Moon
7 months, 1 week ago

Footage shows China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft landing on far side of the Moon

ABC  

In short: China's space agency has released footage of its uncrewed spacecraft touching down on the dark side of the Moon. Footage of China's uncrewed spacecraft landing on the far side of the Moon has been broadcast by Chinese media. The Chang'e-6 touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon's space-facing side at 6:23am, local time, on Sunday …

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon
7 months, 1 week ago

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon

Raw Story  

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday — the latest leap for Beijing’s decades-old space programme. The Chang’e-6 set down in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, Xinhua said, citing the China National Space Administration. …

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 …

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 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, …

China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft lands on Moon's 'hidden' side in landmark sample retrieval mission
7 months, 1 week ago

China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft lands on Moon's 'hidden' side in landmark sample retrieval mission

India TV News  

Beijing: China has landed its unmanned spacecraft on the far side of the moon in a landmark exploration mission that aims to collect the world's first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere and provide better insights into geological and other differences between that region and the better-known near side. The Chang'e-6 craft, equipped with an array of …

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 …

Chang'e 6 mission: China launches probe to get moon's far side samples, Pakistani satellite also aboard
8 months, 1 week ago

Chang'e 6 mission: China launches probe to get moon's far side samples, Pakistani satellite also aboard

Hindustan Times  

China launched its lunar probe, Chang'e-6, on Friday, with the objective of collecting samples from the far side of the moon. The Chinese mission also carries Pakistan's miniature satellite, ICUBE-QAMAR cubesat, developed by the Institute of Space Technology in collaboration with Shanghai University SJTU and SUPARCO. The Chang'e-6 mission aims to land in the South Pole-Aitken Basin to collect dust …

China launches Chang'e-6, world's first mission to bring rocks from Moon's far side
8 months, 1 week ago

China launches Chang'e-6, world's first mission to bring rocks from Moon's far side

India Today  

China has launched its Chang'e-6 mission, aiming to become the first country to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon. The mission, part of China's ambitious lunar exploration program, lifted off on a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on May 3, 2024. "Chang'e-6 aims to achieve breakthroughs in the design …

China launches Chang’e-6 probe to study dark side of the moon
8 months, 1 week ago

China launches Chang’e-6 probe to study dark side of the moon

Al Jazeera  

Unprecedented 53-day mission aims to retrieve lunar rocks and soil from far side that never faces Earth. China’s largest rocket has blasted off to space carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe for a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, in a world-first attempt. “Collecting and returning samples from the far side of …

China set to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe, carry Pakistan's lone Moon mission
8 months, 1 week ago

China set to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe, carry Pakistan's lone Moon mission

India Today  

China is set to launch the Chang'e-6 lunar probe on a round trip to the Moon. The Chang'e-6 mission marks a significant step forward for China's space endeavours, as it aims to gather soil and rock samples from the far side of the Moon, a region that has remained permanently hidden from Earth's view. This mission is the first of …

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 …

China set to launch spacecraft on round trip to the Moon, return with lunar soil
8 months, 1 week ago

China set to launch spacecraft on round trip to the Moon, return with lunar soil

India Today  

China is set to launch the Chang'e-6 mission, a robotic spacecraft aimed at collecting samples from the moon's far side. The upcoming mission targets the moon's far side, often referred to as its "hidden" side due to its permanent orientation away from Earth, making direct communication impossible. As Leonard David, author of "Moon Rush: The New Space Race," notes, "If …

China's lunar missions exciting time for space exploration
8 months, 2 weeks ago

China's lunar missions exciting time for space exploration

China Daily  

Crew members of the Shenzhou XVIII mission Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu meet the media at a news conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday. This includes the completion of China's space station Tiangong, whose first major component, the core module Tianhe, was launched in April 2021 and the two major science modules, Wentian and Mengtian, …

China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year
1 year ago

China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s space agency said Wednesday that its latest lunar explorer had arrived at the launch site in preparation for a mission to the moon in the first half of this year. State broadcaster CCTV posted photos on its website of the unit under wraps as it was unloaded from a large cargo airplane earlier this week and then …

Chang'e 5 team nabs big science award
1 year, 3 months ago

Chang'e 5 team nabs big science award

China Daily  

File photo: Photo provided by the China National Space Administration shows Chang'e 5 probe gathering samples on the moon on Dec 2, 2020. A group of planners, scientists and engineers in charge of China's Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission have been given the highest team award from the International Academy of Astronautics. On the award's certificate given to the Chinese …

Chang'e 5 team nabs big science award
1 year, 3 months ago

Chang'e 5 team nabs big science award

China Daily  

File photo: Photo provided by the China National Space Administration shows Chang'e 5 probe gathering samples on the moon on Dec 2, 2020. A group of planners, scientists and engineers in charge of China's Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission have been given the highest team award from the International Academy of Astronautics. On the award's certificate given to the Chinese …

Highest honor awarded to Chang'e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of Astronautics
1 year, 3 months ago

Highest honor awarded to Chang'e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of Astronautics

China Daily  

File photo: Photo provided by the China National Space Administration shows Chang'e 5 probe gathering samples on the moon on Dec 2, 2020. A group of planners, scientists and engineers in charge of China's Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission have received the highest team award from the International Academy of Astronautics. On the certificate awarded to the Chinese team, the …

Highest honor awarded to Chang'e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of Astronautics
1 year, 3 months ago

Highest honor awarded to Chang'e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of Astronautics

China Daily  

File photo: Photo provided by the China National Space Administration shows Chang'e 5 probe gathering samples on the moon on Dec 2, 2020. A group of planners, scientists and engineers in charge of China's Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission have received the highest team award from the International Academy of Astronautics. On the certificate awarded to the Chinese team, the …

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 …

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 …

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 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 spacecraft successfully brings home moon samples
4 years ago

China’s spacecraft successfully brings home moon samples

Live Mint  

China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing home the first samples of the moon in over 40 years. As China's most complicated space project, Xi in his message to the CNSA said, the Chang'e-5 mission "is another major achievement in overcoming difficulties by giving full play to the advantages of the new …

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
4 years ago

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh rock samples from the moon in more than 40 years, offering the possibility of new insights into the history of the solar system and marking a new landmark for China’s rapidly advancing space program. The capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed just before 2 …

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 …

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, …

China's Chang'e-5 moon probe begins journey back to Earth after collecting lunar samples
4 years ago

China's Chang'e-5 moon probe begins journey back to Earth after collecting lunar samples

India Today  

A Chinese space capsule carrying rocks and soil from the moon has begun its return to Earth. The Chang'e 5 lunar probe left the moon's orbit on Sunday morning by activating four engines for about 22 minutes, the China National Space Administration said in a social media post. The Chinese spacecraft, which was launched on November 23, landed on the …

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 …

每日新闻播报（November 26）
4 years, 1 month ago

每日新闻播报（November 26）

China Daily  

File photo of an online anchor. >Real-name tipping required 网络直播'打赏'实名管理 Online shows and livestreaming platforms should implement real-name management for their online anchors and users, and juveniles as well as those who do not register with their real names are not allowed to give tips to online anchors, according to a notice released on Monday. 国家广播电视总局11月23日发布通知，要求网络秀场直播平台要对网络主播和"打赏"用户实行实名制管理，未成年、未实名用户均不能打赏。 The notice, issued by …

China launches mission to bring back material from moon
4 years, 1 month ago

China launches mission to bring back material from moon

India TV News  

China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally. The technical complexity of Chang’e 5, with its four components, makes it “remarkable in many ways,” …

In Pictures: China’s moon mission milestone
4 years, 1 month ago

In Pictures: China’s moon mission milestone

Al Jazeera  

China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years – an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and solar system. The Long March-5, China’s largest carrier rocket, blasted off at 4:30am Beijing time in a launch from Wenchang Space Launch …

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

News 18  

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 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 to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s
4 years, 1 month ago

China to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s

Hindustan Times  

China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s. Since the Soviet Union crash-landed the Luna 2 on the moon in 1959, the first human-made object to reach another celestial body, a handful of other …

China to launch Moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s
4 years, 1 month ago

China to launch Moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s

India Today  

China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the Moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s. Since the Soviet Union crash-landed the Luna 2 on the moon in 1959, the first human-made object to reach another celestial body, a handful of other …

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