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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Chinese scientists have developed a prototype device that uses solar power to convert moon dust into construction bricks, potentially revolutionizing lunar base construction.

The Trump administration is pushing efforts to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a future human base. A newly ...

Nuclear power in space isn't a new idea. Since the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union have relied on radioisotope generators ...