Chang’E-3

Smack! A New Crater Appears on the Moon/ Yutu Rover Update

Where there's smoke, there's fire, or in this instance, a new hole in the moon. NASA's Lunar Impact Monitoring Program recorded the…

10 years ago

Tonight: The Rise of the 2013 “Mini-Moon”

  The final Full Moon of 2013 occurs tonight, and along with it comes something special: the most distant and visually…

10 years ago

Virtual Star Party – December 15, 2013 – Blazing Moon, Beautiful Nebulae

Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: David Dickinson, Gary Gonella, Mark Behrendt, Roy Salisbury, Tom Nathe, Stuart Foreman (more…)

10 years ago

Chinese rover & lander beam back Portraits with China’s Flag shining on Moon’s Surface

Yutu rover emblazoned with Chinese Flag as seen by the Chang'e-3 lander on the moon on Dec. 15, 2013. Notice…

10 years ago

China’s Maiden Lunar Rover ‘Yutu’ Rolls 6 Wheels onto the Moon – Photo and Video Gallery

China's first lunar rover separates from Chang'e-3 moon lander early Dec. 15, 2013. Screenshot taken from the screen of the…

10 years ago

China Scores Historic Success as Chang’e-3 Rover Lands on the Moon Today

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2013 shows a picture of the moon surface taken by the on-board camera of lunar…

10 years ago

China’s Chang’e-3 Moon Rover Descends to Lower Orbit Sets Up Historic Soft Landing

All systems appear to be “GO” for the world’s first attempt to soft land a space probe on the Moon…

10 years ago

China’s Maiden Moon Rover Mission Chang’e 3 Achieves Lunar Orbit

China’s maiden moon landing probe successfully entered lunar orbit on Friday, Dec. 6, following Sunday’s (Dec. 1) spectacular blastoff -…

10 years ago

Spectacular Liftoff Thrusts China’s First Rover ‘Yutu’ to the Moon

Liftoff of China’s first ever lunar rover on Dec. 2 local Beijing time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.…

10 years ago

Chinese ‘Jade Rabbit’ Rover Aims For The Moon On Sunday

If all goes well, expect another moon robot very soon. The Yutu ("Jade Rabbit") rover will lift off from China…

10 years ago