The China Manned Space Agency announced that its manned lunar lander—named Lanyue, which means embracing the ...

"For our manned space missions, we must ensure that astronauts land on the lunar surface very comfortably and smoothly." ...

China has just released updated plans for its ambitious Moon base project, with new timelines, advanced infrastructure goals, ...

The prototype lander — dubbed the Lanyue, meaning "embrace the moon" was tested at a facility in Hebei province of China.

The Trump administration wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by the end of the decade in a bid to beat Russia and China to ...

China has successfully completed its first ever moon lander test, envisioned to achieve manned mission by 2030.This marks a ...

China plans to land astronauts on the moon with two Long March launches: one to send the Lanyue lander into lunar orbit, and ...

NASA is accelerating its plans to establish a nuclear reactor on the Moon by the end of the decade to power lunar bases and gain an advantage in the new space race against Russia and China.

Facing a new space race with China and Russia, NASA is fast-tracking lunar nuclear power development and commercial space ...

Announcement comes at a time when the United States is looking to stave off rapid advances of China’s space programme.

The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy that was sent ...

China has recently taken a significant step forward in its ambitious lunar exploration program by successfully testing its manned lunar capsule, Mengzhou, and conducting a critical landing and takeoff ...