URUMQI -- Herders in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region may have the chance to feed their cows and sheep with out-of-this-world grass, as a group of new varieties will be developed from seeds that ...

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In 2019, China notched another historic milestone with its Chang’e 4 flight, becoming the first country to land a probe on the far side of the moon, the part that permanently faces away from Earth.

BEIJING -- China's Chang'e 7 lunar probe, scheduled for launch in 2026, will target the moon's south pole to search for water ice and test cutting-edge technologies critical for sustainable human ...

Chang'e-4: Chinese rover exploring Moon What does China want to do on the Moon's far side? China mission lands on Moon's far side Why China has its eye on space Those temperatures were expected to ...

China’s Chang’e 5 probe touched down on the moon to collect and bring back samples to Earth. WSJ’s Trefor Moss reports on why this lunar mission could be a milestone for the country’s ...

BEIJING--China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned on Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The probe landed in northern China ...

China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the ... in soil samples from the Chang’e-5 lunar probe, while NASA and Indian spacecraft have previously ...

China has named its lunar spacesuit "Wangyu" and rover "Tansuo," crucial for its human moon landing plans by 2030. The prototype development phase is in progress, with extensive testing conducted.