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

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 ...

go ad free now Tianwen-2 will investigate a nearby ... and drill into the surface to retrieve material. As with other space sample missions, the samples would then be dropped back to Earth before ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...