Researchers from the state-run Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered that minerals in their lunar samples contained large amounts of hydrogen

Analysts say the trail of destruction could be one of the largest ever, putting over 1,000 satellites and other objects at risk

The satellites were carried aboard a Long March 6 rocket and are the first delivery in SSST's ‘Thousand Sails Constellation’ plan

Last month, China became the first country in the world to bring rock samples from the far side of the moon back to Earth

This is China’s second successful mission on the far side of the moon, a region no other country has reached

Chinese military researchers have been studying the role of Starlink satellites in the Ukraine war and warned about its risks to Beijing, while calling for the creation of a similar network

China already has ambitious plans for long-term lunar habitation, starting with plans to land its first taikonauts on the Moon to using 3D printing technology to construct buildings on its surface

Private space firm closing in on last test of groundbreaking methane and liquid oxygen-fuelled rocket

The China National Space Administration said would-be partners could undertake craft-to-craft operations and explore the surface of the Moon

US commander General Chance Saltzman said a direct line of communication between the Space Force and China could de-escalate tensions

China will also launch three astronauts to its now fully operational space station on Tuesday, one of whom will be its first ever civilian to go to space

The fully robotic rover has been in longer-than-expected hibernation since May 2022, when it entered a planned sleep mode