BEIJING — The Jade Rabbit did not go quietly into that long lunar night. Instead, China's troubled robotic moon rover — given voice by a government news agency — melodramatically pondered the meaning ...

A Chinese lunar rover has driven on the far side of the moon, the national space agency announced on Friday, hailing the development as a "big step for the Chinese people". The Chinese lunar rover ...

Just a few days ago, China reported that its lunar rover, Yutu -- named after the mythological Chinese jade rabbit that lives on the Moon -- went gentle into that good night. Now, just a handful of ...

Jade Rabbit, the first Chinese lunar rover, has malfunctioned, and repairs are being attempted. The Chinese moon rover Yutu, which means “Jade Rabbit”, suffered an unspecified “mechanical control ...

China’s Jade Rabbit moon rover became the most popular topic on Chinese social media Monday when Chinese state-run media reported that it was having mechanical troubles, according to CNN. Xinhua news ...

CHINA: Chinese officials say they intend to land the country's first unmanned probe on the Moon next month. The probe has been named Yutu or "Jade Rabbit", after the character that Chinese folklore ...

Chinese Internet users flooded the country's social media networks on Monday with condolences for the troubled Jade Rabbit moon rover, which experienced a "mechanical control abnormality" over the ...

This week China launched its Chang'e-3 lunar lander, with the Jade Rabbit moon rover on board. BBC science editor David Shukman, who got a... China Shoots 'Jade Rabbit' Rover to the Moon IRA FLATOW, ...