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 ...

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 ...

At least two boosters of the Long March 3B multistage launch vehicle fell back to Earth in two different locations, Guangxi region bordering Vietnam and Hainan province on the South China Sea ...

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

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

Tianwen 2 is China's second planetary exploration mission, following on from the Tianwen 1 Mars orbiter and rover, which ...

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

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 ...

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