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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…
China Reveals Designs for Mars Rover Mission
For many space-faring nations, ambitions for Mars run broad and deep. Now, add China to the list of countries with…
China Launches Moon Mission to Test Key Lunar Sample Return Technologies
China launched a robotic mission to the Moon today (Oct. 23 EDT/Oct. 24 BJT) that will test a slew of…
China’s Yutu Rover Is Still Alive, Reports Say, As Lunar Panorama Released
It hasn't been an easy few lunar months for the Yutu rover, which reportedly had problems positioning its solar panels…
China’s Yutu Moon Rover Unable to Properly Maneuver Solar Panels
This time-lapse color panorama from China’s Chang’e-3 lander shows the Yutu rover at two different positions during its trek over…
Yutu Moon Rover Starts 3rd Night Time Hibernation But Technical Problems Persist
Chang’e-3/Yutu Timelapse Color Panorama This newly expanded timelapse composite view shows China’s Yutu moon rover at two positions passing by…
Low-Flying Moon Probe Spies Craters And Mountains While Seeking Stars
While NASA's newest lunar probe was tracking the stars, it also captured the moon! This series of star tracker images…
China’s Historic Moon Robot Duo Awaken from 1st Long Frigid Night and Resume Science Operations
Chinese Moon Robots Wake up Photo of Chang'e-3 moon lander emblazoned with Chinese national flag taken by the panoramic camera…
China’s Lunar Lander Spotted by Orbiting Spacecraft
Not much on the Moon escapes the eyes of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and China's Chang'e-3 lander and Yutu rover…
Stunning Chang’e-3 Lunar Landing Video gives Astronauts Eye View of Descent & Touchdown
This screen shot from one photo of many of the moons surface snapped by the on-board descent imaging camera of…