PANDA-mic! Ten adorable cubs born during COVID-19 crisis make their debut at a Chinese breeding centre The baby bears frolicked on a playground during their debut ceremony in Wolong on Wednesday They were aged between four and six months and born at the main panda research centre in China Their first appearance took place less … Read more
The first lunar soil samples to be collected in more than 45 years are expected to return to Earth later today when the Chinese probe Chang’e-5 lands in China. Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of the lunar probe that launched for the Moon on November 23 and landing on the surface … Read more
Space exploration is expensive, and NASA is always looking for ways to economize. The US space agency will be saving some big bucks by paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect soil samples from the moon. The company, Lunar Outpost, has agreed to send a rover to the lunar South Pole in 2023 to … Read more
Beijing’s space authority has released a picture of a Chinese national flag being displayed on the moon as its lunar probe Chang’e-5 makes its way back to Earth bringing lunar samples for the first time in 40 years. The flag was made of fabric and weighed 12 grams (0.4 ounces), said the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP). … Read more
China has released new footage of its lunar probe Chang’e-5 collecting rock samples on the moon. The 67-second clip sent back from the space shows a robotic arm picking up a piece of lunar soil before storing it in the lander. The Chang’e-5 vehicle has completed its sampling mission ahead of schedule, according to China’s space … Read more
A Chinese probe sent to bring back rocks from the Moon has collected the first samples since landing on the surface yesterday afternoon, officials confirmed. The Chang’e 5 probe touched down shortly after 15:00 GMT on Tuesday after descending from an orbiter, the China National Space Administration said. Images released by the Chinese government show … Read more
A Chinese probe sent to gather 4.4lb of rocks from the surface of the Moon and return them to the Earth has landed successfully, according to Chinese officials. The Chang’e 5 probe set off for the Moon on November 24 and has now landed in the pre-selected landing area, according to a one sentence report. … Read more
China has launched its Chang’e-5 probe into space, which will set down on the moon to collect samples from the lunar surface. The Long March-5 rocket took off around 3:35pm ET from the Wenchang launch site in Hainan province for what is a major advancement in the country’s space program. The probe is set to release a … Read more
China has moved a massive rocket into place in preparation for launching a mission to bring back materials from the moon for the first time in four decades. The Long March-5 was transported by a mobile platform from its hangar to the nearby launch site on Tuesday at the space base in Wenchang along the … Read more
Britain’s first man on the moon? Tim Peake reveals he is ‘still in frame’ for NASA’s second lunar space mission Peake would become the first British person to set foot on the moon if chosen NASA’s Artemis programme will land on the moon for the first time since 1972 The space organisation plans to land the … Read more