Chang'e-3 : Science World Report

Dec 22, 2015 12:00 PM EST

Chinese Rover Reveals the First New 'Ground' Information about Our Moon in 40 Years

A Chinese rover is sending back the first new information about the moon seen in nearly 40 years. The rover, which touched down in 2013, is analyzing moon rocks and sending the data back to Earth.

Jan 29, 2014 03:40 PM EST

Long Lunar Night Wait for China's Malfunctioning Jade Rabbit Moon Rover

Chinese scientists will have to wait until the end of a long lunar night, lasting about 14 earth days, to see if repair efforts on the country's first moon rover, dubbed Jade Rabbit, were successful, state media said.

Jan 02, 2014 04:37 PM EST

NASA's Lunar Orbiter Spots China's Lander Chang'e-3 On The Moon

China's moon lander Chang'e 3 successfully landed on the lunar Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) just east of a 450 m diameter impact crater on 14 December 2013 -- and it was spotted on Christmas Eve by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter as seen in this before-after-image.