The Tianwen-1 mission is rather unique when it comes to a Mars rover mission, and that’s thanks to the way China has decided to go about deploying the rover to the surface. Rather than arriving ...

They’re not alone in launching this month, so we’ve got a plethora of Mars-related stories to look forward to next year. Header image: Tianwen-1 rover mockup. Pablo de León‎ / CC BY-SA 3.0 ...

Tianwen-1's large solar wing dominates the view, but the Martian atmosphere and surface topography are clearly visible. Courtesy of CNSA Read more: China succeeds in putting a probe in Mars orbit ...

China launched a rover to Mars on ... China's Mars probe lifted off on Jul 23 from the southern island of Hainan. The mission was dubbed Tianwen-1 (“Questions to Heaven”) in a nod to a ...

China's first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen 2, is scheduled to be launched in the coming months from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, according to the China National ...