China's Tianwen-2 will attempt to collect asteroid samples, return them to Earth, and then head out to explore a strange, ...

China’s Tianwen-2 mission has launched to explore an asteroid that may be a piece of the moon, as well as an active asteroid ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft launched on Tuesday (May 28), kicking off a bold mission to grab a sample of one of Earth's ...

The Long March 3B is 56.3 meters tall and has a diameter of 3.35 meters, and it runs on liquid propellants. The rocket has ...

China has launched its Tianwen-2 spacecraft, marking its first mission to bring back samples from a nearby asteroid. This ...

A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at night, carrying the Tianlian-2 (05) data relay satellite into orbit, April 27, 2025. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China ...

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launched the ChinaSat 26 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Feb. 23, 2023. The satellite will "provide high-speed broadband access services for ...

The four patches show the Four Heavenly Kings, protector deities in Buddhism who guard against evil forces in the four cardinal directions, according to the Kyoto National Museum. The gods also shield ...

A Long March 3B lifts off from Xichang carrying the ChinaSat-6E communications satellite. Credit: Ourspace HELSINKI — China sent its ChinaSat-6E communications satellite toward geostationary ...

Space.com China's Long March 3B Rocket Launched Land Exploration Posted: September 17, 2024 | Last updated: November 28, 2024 China's Long March 3B rocket launched a land exploration satellite ...

China launched the Tianwen-2 spacecraft to retrieve samples from asteroid 469219 Kamo'oalewa. The mission aims to return with ...