Chinese scientists analyzing samples from the Chang’e-5 lunar mission have confirmed the discovery of a new mineral in moon dust. The tiny transparent crystal, called Changesite, is one of only a ...

WASHINGTON — The head of NASA says he expects China to perform a crewed flight around the moon in 2027, ratcheting up perceptions of a space race between China and the United States. In a May 19 ...

FILE PHOTO: Astronaut of Shenzhou-20 crew waves outside the return capsule of the Shenzhou-21spacecraft at the Dongfeng landing site FILE PHOTO: Astronaut Wang Jie of Shenzhou-20 crew waves outside ...

The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing, with China’s progress slow and steady and the US’s landers still in development ...

Photo: Courtesy of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences Chinese scientists have identified two previously unknown lunar minerals from the 1,731 grams of moon samples returned by Chang'e-5 mission, ...

Blue Origin’s Endurance lander is the first test flight of the company’s Blue Moon Mark 1 design, a 26-foot-tall (8-meter) vehicle intended to deliver cargo and experiments to the lunar surface. Blue ...

The crystal structure and chemical composition of tetrataenite (a-h), and schematic diagram of the formation process of tetrataenite at the CE-6 landing site (i). Confirmation of tetrataenite in lunar ...