and the moon goddess at the centre of it all. Of the many stories behind the Mid-Autumn Festival, the tale of Chang’e is one of the most well-known. All versions of the legend end the same way ...

The probe is named after the moon goddess Chang'e in Chinese mythology. The probe used a drill and a robotic arm to scoop up soil and rocks, took some photos of the surface and planted a Chinese flag.

The Chang’e 5 lunar mission returned to Earth early ... named after the mythological moon goddess, was launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island Hainan on November ...