China is positioning itself to take the lead in one of the most coveted goals in planetary science—returning samples from ...

China’s ambitions have surged since May 2021, when its Tianwen-1 mission made it the second nation after the U.S. to land on ...

China’s Zhurong rover has sent back its first images since landing on Mars Saturday, becoming the third nation to accomplish the technically challenging feat. The rover’s camera took photos of ...

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

China's rover Zhurong and its lander are seen in this image captured on the surface of Mars in 2021 by a camera detached from the rover [File: China National Space Administration/Reuters] ...

Zhurong, part of the Tianwen-1 mission, successfully landed on Mars on May 15, 2021, in the Utopia Planitia region. This area was selected because of its flat terrain, ...

Data from China's Zhurong Mars rover reveals evidence of water activity on tiny dunes as recently as 400,000 years ago. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Space. Search.

The Zhurong rover, named after a god of fire in Chinese mythology, landed on the Utopia Planitia region of Mars on May 15. This is China’s first Mars mission ...

Zhurong arrived on Mars in May 2021 as part of the Tianwen-1 mission, which included a lander and an orbiter. China became only the second country to successfully operate a rover on Mars, putting ...

The Zhurong rover touched down on Mars’ surface in May, and China has now released some audio of its arrival on the surface of the red planet, rolling down the ramp of its lander vehicle.

The solar-powered Zhurong, named after a mythical Chinese god of fire, began its work using six scientific instruments on the Martian surface in May 2021 and went into hibernation in May 2022, ...

China became the second country in the world to successfully land a rover on Mars after its Zhurong craft touched down on the red planet. Named after the Chinese god of fire, Zhurong was aboard ...