China's Chang'e 7 moon-landing mission will apparently include a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous ...

During the US Apollo program, six crewed missions landed on the Moon starting with Apollo 11 in 1969, leaving a like number of flags. Now, China recently announced that one more flag will join the ...

Shenzhou-19 astronauts simulate natural photosynthesis, bringing long-haul crewed missions a step closer to reality.

When American astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, one of their first tasks — after grabbing a handful of moon rocks in ...

The race to return to the Moon and push beyond has entered a new, more intense phase. While Elon Musk and NASA have been ...

A key goal is to plant a flag that mimics fluttering despite the moon's airless environment. This innovation reflects China's ...

Research work on building China's Chang'e 7 lunar exploration mission includes sending a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere. "We know that the moon is vacuum with no ...

NANJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) on Wednesday announced the country's top 10 sci-tech achievements of 2024, with the list ...

A series of experiments on board China’s space station have ... paving the way for long-term space exploration, including a crewed moon landing before 2030. The 12 experiments took place inside ...

This payload, a scientific outreach project, will accompany the Chang'e 7 probe to the lunar south pole, aiming to use ...

When American astronauts landed on the moon in 1969 ... Chief Designer Tang Yuhua of the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Centre of China told state television. “It is designed to ...

A switch to Mars would impact programs such as the moon-focused Space Launch System, a multibillion-dollar rocket that ...