What does it take to end a nearly four-decade pause in lunar soft landings? In December 2013, China answered with precision engineering, myth-inspired symbolism and a rover named after a rabbit. A ...

On Dec. 1, 2013, China launched its first-ever mission to land a rover on the moon. With the Yutu rover on board, the Chang'e ...

For nearly four decades, no spacecraft had executed a soft landing on the Moon until China’s Chang’e 3 mission broke that ...

A Chinese lunar rover has driven on the far side of the moon, the national space agency announced on Friday, hailing the development as a "big step for the Chinese people". The Chinese lunar rover ...

Scientists launched China’s first ever moon rover early Monday, marking a milestone in the nation’s climb towards building a space program. CCTV aired live footage of the Jade Rabbit, also know as ...

China’s Jade Rabbit moon rover became the most popular topic on Chinese social media Monday when Chinese state-run media reported that it was having mechanical troubles, according to CNN. Xinhua news ...

State media reported that the rover, which China has named Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, transmitted back the world's first close-range image of the far side of the moon. The rover was named in a global ...

In an historic first, China has successfully landed a rover on the far side of the moon, Chinese state media announced Thursday, a huge milestone for the nation as it attempts to position itself as a ...