Lunar Probe

China announces its plans to launch a lunar space probe for samples from moon before year's end

China announced plans on Tuesday to launch a space probe to bring back samples from the moon before the end of the year, in what state media cast as competition to U.S. President Donald Trump's ambitions to revitalise U.S. space exploration.

Chinese lunar probe to land on moon, return in 2017

China will send lunar probe Chang'e 5 to land on the moon and return with samples in the second half of 2017, officials said on Friday.

China aims to be first to land probe on far side of the moon

China's increasingly ambitious space program plans to attempt the first-ever landing of a lunar probe on the far side of the moon, a leading engineer said

Chinese fans of 'Jade Rabbit' rover await news

China's lunar rover facing mechanical trouble

Nasa's twin probe to crash into the Moon next week

Ebb and Flow, the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission probes, are being sent purposely into the lunar surface because their low orbit and low fuel levels preclude further scientific operations.

Nasa's twin probe to crash into the Moon next week

Ebb and Flow, the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission probes, are being sent purposely into the lunar surface because their low orbit and low fuel levels preclude further scientific operations.