Set to launch in two stages in 2028, the Tianwen-3 mission could help shed light on life not only on the planet once thought ...

China’s space agency has locked in a 2028 launch date for Tianwen-3, its first Mars sample-return mission, with plans to deliver at least 500 grams of Martian material back to Earth by around 2031.

China's mission to retrieve samples from Mars will advance to the flight model development phase within this year, Liu ...

For several years now the biggest space agencies in the Western world have been struggling to get going the Mars Sample Return mission, perhaps the most ambitious robotic space mission ever undertaken ...

The latest news, analysis and opinion on China’s Mars mission. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

China's Tianwen 3 unmanned mission to Mars is set to carry an array of science payloads, including five built by scientists ...