China's Yutu 2 rover is still operating after four years on the moon and has returned new images from the lunar far side. There have been few updates on Yutu 2 — whose name means "Jade Rabbit 2" — ...

The only rover on the “dark side” of the Moon—the side of the Moon permanently facing away from Earth—has eyed something peculiar. On the lunar horizon, the Chinese rover, Yutu 2, has spotted a ...

Image from Yutu-2 showing its shadow on the lunar regolith. Credit: China Lunar Exploration Program/China National Space Administration HELSINKI — The Chang’e-4 lander and Yutu-2 rover resumed science ...

The lunar far side now has its first set of rover tracks. Last night (Jan. 2), China's robotic Chang'e 4 lander-rover duo pulled off the first-ever soft touchdown on the moon's largely unexplored far ...

China's Chang'e 4 moon rover has been snapping new images highlighting the spacecraft's travels and discoveries on the lunar far side. The Chang'e 4 mission, which consists of a lander and a rover, ...

Earlier today I wrote that the Yutu rover had expired after a malfunction occurred during the storage of one of its solar panels prior to hibernation about two weeks ago. Well, guess what? Turns out, ...

The farside of the moon is a lunar layer cake. New data from China’s Chang’e-4 lander and Yutu-2 rover reveal alternating layers of coarse rock and fine soil down to a depth of 40 meters, suggesting a ...

Behold! The moon "cube" or "hut", photographed by China's Yutu 2 rover. CNSA / Our Space SHARE China’s Yutu 2 rover has spotted a mysterious cube-shaped object in the distance on the far side of the ...

May has been a big month for China when it comes to space exploration. The country recently announced that it had landed successfully on the surface of Mars. China has also announced that its Yutu-2 ...

HELSINKI — The Chang'e-4 lander and Yutu-2 rover resumed science and exploration activities June 27 for the start of the mission's seventh lunar day on the far side of the moon. The 140-kilogram ...