Moon rovers

Researchers from universities across China are testing out their designs for rovers for exploring the moon and Mars.

NASA announced it has ended the VIPER rover project, which was intended to explore the moon in search of ice near the lunar south pole.

More information has come to light regarding the hitchhiking mini-rover on China's Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to the moon's far side.

A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bound Chang'e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is scheduled to land on the moon's far side, remains a mystery.

China's human spaceflight agency has given names to spacecraft being developed to put astronauts on the moon: Mengzhou ("Dream Vessel") and Lanyue ("Embracing the Moon").

Chang'e-6 is expected to launch in May 2024 and touch down on the moon's far side to collect samples of lunar material to be returned to Earth for study.

China is displaying models of the rockets and spacecraft it is developing to send its astronauts to the moon six years or so from now.

SpaceX and Intuitive Machines are making progress toward the launch of the Nova-C moon lander, which is slated to occur about two weeks from now.

A newly released photo shows SLIM, Japan's first successful moon lander, resting on the lunar surface.

The SLIM 'Moon Sniper' probe went silent shortly after notching Japan's first-ever lunar landing on Jan. 19. But there may be life in the spacecraft yet.