China launches mission to retrieve asteroid samplesChina has launched its Tianwen-2 spacecraft. The mission aims to collect samples from a nearby asteroid. The Long March 3B rocket carried t...
29 May, 2025, 07.46 AM IST
China goes to asteroid, launches Tianwen-2 spacecraft to collect samplesTianwen-2 is more than just a scientific sleuth. It is also a technological steppingstone for China's ambitious Tianwen-3 mission.
29 May, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
China's Zhurong rover explores Mars, sends pictures of dusty, rocky red planetThe six-wheeled rover is surveying an area known as Utopia Planitia, searching for signs of water or ice.
12 Jun, 2021, 01.53 PM IST
China rover to attempt Mars landing over coming daysIf successful, China will be the world's first country to carry out an orbiting, landing and roving operation during its first mission to M...
14 May, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
NASA exchanges data of its Mars mission with India, China, UAE & European Space AgencyThe purpose of exchanges was to lower the risk of a collision, as their spacecraft are orbiting the red planet, Hong Kong-based South China...
31 Mar, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
US, China consulted on safety as their crafts headed to MarsChina's National Space Agency confirmed Wednesday that it had working-level meetings and communications with NASA from January to March "to...
31 Mar, 2021, 02.04 PM IST
China releases high-resolution images of Mars from its Tianwen-1 probeThe panchromatic images were taken by the high-resolution camera of China's spacecraft, Tianwen-1 meaning Questions to Heaven, at a distanc...
04 Mar, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
China's Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing roverThe China National Space Administration said the spacecraft executed a maneuver to adjust its orbit early Wednesday morning Beijing time an...
24 Feb, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
China's Mars probe sends back video of Red PlanetIn the video, published by state broadcaster CCTV, the surface of the planet is seen coming into view out of a pitch black sky against the ...
12 Feb, 2021, 04.30 PM IST
Chinese spacecraft enters Mars orbit, becomes world's second in two daysThe orbiter-rover combo became the second spacecraft in two days to reach the red planet. An orbiter from the United Arab Emirates led the ...
10 Feb, 2021, 07.03 PM IST
UAE's 'Hope' probe to be first in trio of Mars missionsIf succesful, the wealthy Gulf state will become the fifth nation to ever reach Mars -- a venture timed to mark the 50th anniversary of the...
07 Feb, 2021, 04.03 PM IST
Mars ready for its close-up: China releases space probe's first imageThe uncrewed Tianwen-1 took the picture at a distance of around 2.2 million km (1.4 million miles) from Mars, according to the China Nation...
05 Feb, 2021, 09.43 PM IST
China's new space carrier rocket successfully launches five satellites on its maiden flightThe five experimental satellites will carry out the in-orbit verification of microwave imaging and other technologies. They will conduct ex...
22 Dec, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
China to launch its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earthThe rocket, which will send the Chang'e-5 spacecraft to Earth-moon transfer orbit, is scheduled to be launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft...
23 Nov, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
China successfully launches reusable spacecraft, keeps mission details secretAfter a period of in-orbit operation, the spacecraft will return to a predetermined landing site in China. It will test reusable technologi...
04 Sep, 2020, 07.33 PM IST
China launches Mars probe in space race with USAfter watching the United States and the Soviet Union lead the way during the Cold War, China has poured billions of dollars into its milit...
23 Jul, 2020, 11.51 AM IST
China names its Mars mission Tianwen-1 ahead of its planned launch this yearChina on Friday named its first Mars exploration mission to be launched later this year as Tianwen-1 as it celebrated 'Space Day' to mark t...
24 Apr, 2020, 01.15 PM IST