China's ambitious Tianwen-3 mission aims to return at least 500 grams of Martian material to Earth by 2031, challenging NASA's dominance in space exploration.

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced the Tianwen 3, a daring Mars sample return mission to launch in 2028.

Companies in the space industry set up their displays for the Space Symposium at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (The Gazette, Michael G. Seamans) When it landed on Mars ...

As stated in Chapter 8, the proper design and implementation of planetary protection measures will ultimately be critical to the overall success of martian sample-return missions. Mission success can ...

A crescent of the northern hemisphere of Mars taken by Tianwen-1's medium-resolution camera in March 2021. Credit: CNSA/PEC ESPOO, Finland — China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission is entering ...

Only companies that worked on the Mars Sample Return program need apply, narrowing the field to a handful of space industry heavyweights. NASA is looking for ways to improve the communications network ...

NATO allies have intensified criticism of Russia and China over nuclear buildups at the UN’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review, urging renewed U.S.-led arms control talks as the post–New START ...

China has confirmed it will launch its Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return mission around 2028, aiming to deliver at least 500 grams of Martian material to Earth by 2031. The China National Space ...