But if you want to plant a flag on the moon and leave it there, it won’t flutter in the long run. China wants to address that ...

China plans to launch its Chang'e 7 lunar lander to find traces of water ice at the moon's south pole around 2026. If successful, the deployed flag will be the first to actually flutter on the ...

China’s lunar ambitions have evolved from symbolic flag planting to a systematic push for permanent space infrastructure.

China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft has successfully brought samples from the far side of the moon back to Earth, marking the first-ever return of materials from this scarcely seen lunar region.

HELSINKI — China has chosen payloads from a range of international partners to fly on the country’s Chang’e-8 lunar south pole mission, expanding its space diplomacy.