Thus emerges China’s “moon diplomacy," following in the footsteps of its famed panda diplomacy. The day after tomorrow marks the first full moon of the Lunar New Year holiday.

China is advancing the development of the technology it needs to try to beat NASA back to the moon.

Head of NASA concerned China could try to claim lunar territory on moon's south pole 03:39. Beijing - China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe returned to Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the ...

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- As China is determined to drive economic growth via sci-tech innovations, it also casts its wisdom and courage in exploring Earth's closest neighbor -- the moon.

[1/4] A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-Moon communications, blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, China March 20, 2024.

China’s lunar mission to bring back the first samples ever collected from the moon’s far side is on schedule for next year, officials say, as Beijing ramps up its ambitious plan to send ...

China’s Chang’e-6 probe returned to Earth on Tuesday carrying the first ever samples from the moon’s unexplored far side, a historic feat for Beijing and boon for the country’s lofty space ...

BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters) - China on Friday launched a mission to collect samples from the moon's "hidden" side, a first in space exploration history, and marked a new phase in China's 20-year-old ...

Asia China launches world-first mission to retrieve samples from far side of moon. The Chang’e 6 mission will advance Beijing’s ambitions to become a space power and scientific force, but its ...

New images from Odysseus moon lander released 19:06. 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 ...

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, which would be another advance in what’s increasingly seen as a new space race. The US aims to put astronauts back on the lunar surface by ...