The Tianwen-2 probe, which was launched on Thursday, represents a "significant step in China’s new journey of interplanetary ...

The Wolf Amendment, a law that prevents bilateral cooperation in space research between the U.S. and China, is preventing U.S. government-funded analysis of the Chang'e 5 moon samples.

The Tianwen-2 mission by China targets asteroid 2016 HO3 to gather samples, with plans for future missions to Mars and ...

a gathering of the world's space agencies, in Milan. Nelson said he thinks the talks will end "positively," with China agreeing to provide access to samples. China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft returned ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe after analyzing samples taken from China's Tiangong space ...

The samples are also providing a window into understanding what kind of chemical and biological processes were already underway as space rocks chaotically ricocheted around during the early days ...

NASA announced Friday that it will award contracts to seven companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, to study how to transport rock samples from Mars more cheaply back to Earth. The space ...

A sky full of ads? A Russian company has already taken the first step toward making this wild idea a reality. Space is the next frontier of free real estate for commercial purposes, though many ...

Omitted, however, was the option to recast the over-budget Mars Sample... Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017 ...

A photo montage showing sample tubes shortly after they were deposited ... Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary ...