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 ...

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

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 ...

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

China’s Long-Term Roadmap in Deep Space Exploration. Tianwen-2 is not a standalone project but part of China’s expanding roadmap in interplanetary science. Following the successful Tianwen-1 ...

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 ...

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

Scientists from China extracted water from lunar soil and used it to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and chemicals for ...

China's advancements in space exploration, including robotic missions and a space station, are raising concerns among U.S. officials. NASA's Artemis program, while intended to return American ...