In a surprising twist to our understanding of the moon’s chemical stability, a Chinese mission has unearthed evidence of rust ...
China's Chang'e-6 mission landed on the moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin, according to the China National Space Administration ...
This study, based on samples for the first time, shows that highly oxidized minerals like hematite can exist on the Moon.
More than 50 years after the last time humans walked on the Moon, China is working steadily towards landing its astronauts on ...
JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China said Thursday it’s on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it introduced the next crew ...
BEIJING: Chinese scientists have identified micrometer-sized crystals of hematite and maghemite in lunar soil for the first time, using samples brought back by the Chang'e 6 mission from the moon's ...
JIUQUAN -- China is holding firm to its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, and has outlined a packed schedule of development and testing for its ambitious crewed lunar program.
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Is China Beating America to the Moon?

Petty infighting between SpaceX and NASA is hampering America’s space efforts—and giving China’s growing space program a shot at outpacing them both.
The idea of beating China back to the moon runs into the fact that the U.S. already did that, on July 20, 1969 during the mission of Apollo 11. On the other hand, that was then, more than 50 years ago ...