One of the defining characteristics of Mars are its craters. Direct asteroid strikes are no doubt responsible for many of the most famous craters on Mars, but now experts say the aftermath of a single ...

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

China launches spacecraft to collect samples from asteroid near Mars - China's space agency says the mission aims to ‘yield ...

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

Elon Musk aims for an uncrewed Starship launch to Mars by 2026, following setbacks. Meanwhile, astronomers observe a unique ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX plans an uncrewed Starship voyage to Mars by 2026 despite testing setbacks. Astronomers have identified an ...

In the Northern Hemisphere, June 20 is the day on which the sun is highest in the sky, aka the summer solstice! This is the ...

NASA scientists have discovered evidence that could help answer questions surrounding the history of water loss on Mars.

China has launched its first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid. The Tianwen-2 mission launched at 01:31 a.m. local ...

Asteroids are the ancient remnants of our solar system's birth, rocky fragments that never formed into planets. Most of these ...

China embarked on Thursday on its first mission to retrieve samples from a nearby asteroid, with the nighttime launch of its Tianwen-2 spacecraft, set to make the fast-growing space power the third ...