China's Tianwen 2 probe has captured striking pictures of home as it heads out to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples.

Packed aboard Tianzhou 9 was 7.2 tons (6.5 metric tons) of cargo, including 1.65 tons (1.5 metric tons) of food for the three ...

With China's advancing deep space exploration capabilities and critical progress in space-based nuclear power technology, the nation is basically ready to conduct orbital and close-in missions to ice ...

The more players there are, at both private and international levels, the more difficult sustainable space exploration could ...

In an unprecedented move, a new space race is unfolding, with China rapidly advancing in the field of space exploration. The ...

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

There is also a real possibility that China could overtake the US in solar system exploration. Nasa’s science programme is ...

Wu Weiren (left), chief designer of China's lunar exploration program and newly elected president of the International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA), presents certifi ...

BEIJING -- China's first Mars sample-return mission, Tianwen 3, is scheduled for launch around 2028, with the goal of ...

I n a major milestone for China’s space exploration program, the Tianwen 2 spacecraft has transmitted its first photo from space, marking a significant moment in its mission to study the ...