China launches spacecraft, says it will return samples and yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'China has launched its Tianwen-2 probe, aiming to collect samples from asteroid 2016HO3 near Mars and explore comet 311P. This mission, acc...
29 May, 2025, 04.30 PM IST
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 calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the USChina's space officials announced that scientists worldwide could apply to study lunar rock samples from the Chang'e 6 mission. Cooperation...
27 Jun, 2024, 03.00 PM IST
China's first Mars rover may not be able to restartThe Chinese Mars rover, Zhurong, launched in 2020, may not be able to restart itself after an extended hibernation period due to insufficie...
01 May, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
China shares Zhurong rover's landing footage, sounds from MarsFootage of the entry, descent and landing shows the deployment of a supersonic disk-gap-band parachute, separation of the backshell, follow...
28 Jun, 2021, 12.18 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
China names Mars rover after traditional fire godThe rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 probe that arrived in Mars orbit on Feb. 24 and is due to land in May to look for evidence of life. It is...
24 Apr, 2021, 11.45 AM 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
400 million km within 163 days, China's Mars probe heads for red planetSince its launch on July 23, 2020, the Mars probe has captured an image showing both Earth and the Moon, as well as taking several selfies.
03 Jan, 2021, 04.38 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