China is preparing to launch a pioneering mission to the moon next year to search for definitive evidence of water at the ...

Yutu-2 is the successor to the 2013 Chang’e-3 lunar nearside landing mission rover Yutu (Jade Rabbit). The earlier Yutu rover lost mobility during its second lunar day (approximately 14.5 Earth ...

On Saturday night, China's first lunar probe, the unmanned Chang ... big achievement by having Chang'e-3 and its lunar rover, Yutu (Jade Rabbit), take photos of each other and beam them to Earth.

The mission, from the trip to the Moon, the landing on the lunar surface and the Rover’s – nicknamed Jade Rabbit – short road trip, all captivated the Chinese public and fostered their ...

China's lunar rover Yutu 2 is still active on the far side of the moon nearly six years after its historic touchdown. Earlier this year, China aced the complex Chang'e 6 mission to land on the far ...