China has conducted two spacewalks from its Tiangong space station in as many months and is advancing on its lunar ...

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure ...

China’s ambitions have surged since May 2021, when its Tianwen-1 mission made it the second nation after the U.S. to land on Mars. The Zhurong rover explored Utopia Planitia, paving the way for bigger ...

China is positioning itself to take the lead in one of the most coveted goals in planetary science—returning samples from ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

Despite the death of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter and a gaping hole in one of the Curiosity rover's wheels, 2024 was still a ...