Tianwen 2 will collect samples and deliver them back to Earth in late 2027, using a reentry capsule. Then the spacecraft will ...
"If there is a space race, China's already winning it, and could win it dramatically in the next few decades." ...
NASA's Perseverance rover may have uncovered hints of ancient Martian life, but China's Tianwen 3 mission could be the first ...
Prize: NASA could offer a prize—say $3 billion to the first company and $1 billion to a second company—for delivering ...
A world-first study has proven microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch. The study ...
Tianwen-2 probe is currently at a distance of about 43 million km (26.7 million mi) from Earth. This places it in a stable ...
Ispace of Japan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ElevationSpace to develop a private lunar sample return ...
New ways to measure thawing permafrost could help us understand its potential impacts on infrastructure, military outposts, ...
Freeze-drying is preferred for sensitive samples because it combines low-temperature processing with gentle water removal.
Regardless, unless NASA gets the chance to outfit a similar mission soon, China may well return a Mars sample first, which ...
A biosignature is any characteristic, element, molecule, substance or feature that serves as evidence for past or present ...
If it pans out, it may complicate Elon Musk’s dreams of founding a settlement on the fourth planet from the sun.