Chang’e-5
China’s Lander Has Detected Water on the Moon
China’s Chang’e-5 lunar lander has found evidence of hydroxyl (OH) on the Moon. Hydroxyl is a close chemical cousin of…
Chang’e-5 Returned an Exotic Collection of Moon Rocks
Scientists have begun studying the samples returned from the Moon by China’s Chang’e-5 mission in December 2020, and a group…
Chang’e-5 Brought Home 1.7 Kilograms of Lunar Samples
China’s Chang'e-5 lunar lander retrieved about 1.7 kilograms (3.81 pounds) of samples from the Moon, according to the China National…
Here’s Chang’e-5, Seen From Lunar Orbit
Images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show where the Chang'e-5 mission landed. The samples obtained by this lander…
Chinese Spacecraft Dock in Lunar Orbit for Transfer of Moon Samples – Next Stop, Earth!
Two robotic Chinese spacecraft have docked in lunar orbit for the first time ever, in preparation for sending samples from…
China’s Chang’e-5 Probe Blasts Off From the Moon, Bringing Back a Full Load of Samples
For the first time in more than 40 years, a robotic spacecraft has blasted off from the Moon – and…
Take a Look at What China’s Chang’e-5 Probe Is Seeing (and Doing) on the Moon
China's Chang'e-5 robotic moon lander is due to spend only two days collecting samples of lunar rock and soil before…
China’s Chang’e-5 Probe Lands on the Moon and Gets Set to Bring Back Fresh Samples
For the third time in seven years, a Chinese robotic spacecraft has landed on the Moon — but now things…
China’s Chang’e-5 Probe Is Off to Bring Back a Moon Sample — and NASA Hopes to See the Data
China's Chang'e-5 probe is on its way to the Moon for a mission that could bring back the first samples of lunar rocks and…
China Plans Lunar Far Side Landing by 2020
China plans lunar far side landing with hardware similar to Chang'e-3 lander This time-lapse color panorama from China’s Chang’e-3 lander…