Chinese Mars rover beams back first photos
3 years, 7 months ago

Chinese Mars rover beams back first photos

Hindustan Times  

Solar panels against an alien landscape, ramps and rods pointing at the Martian horizon -- China's first probe on the Red Planet has beamed back its first "selfies" after its history-making landing last week. In this black and white photo taken by China's Zhurong Mars rover and made available by the China National Space Administration on Wednesday, extension arms and a departure ramp are deployed on the rover's lander on the surface of Mars. The Zhurong rover was carried into the Martian atmosphere in a lander on Saturday, in the first ever successful probe landing by any country on its first Mars mission. The rover's landing was a nail-biter for Chinese space engineers, with state media describing the process of using a parachute to slow descent and buffer legs as "the most challenging part of the mission".

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China plans to retrieve Martian samples around 2031: laboratory
3 weeks, 5 days ago

China plans to retrieve Martian samples around 2031: laboratory

China Daily  

Photo released on June 11, 2021 by the China National Space Administration shows a selfie of China's first Mars rover Zhurong with the landing platform. BEIJING -- China is poised to collect Martian samples and return them to Earth around 2031, with its foremost scientific goal being the search for life signatures on the red planet, according to the Deep …

China seeks partners for Martian soil retrieval
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China seeks partners for Martian soil retrieval

China Daily  

Photo released on June 11, 2021 by the China National Space Administration shows a selfie of China's first Mars rover Zhurong with the landing platform. Liu Jizhong, a leading scientist in China's deep-space exploration programs and chief planner of the Martian soil-return project, said on Thursday in Tunxi, Anhui province, that the nation plans to collect Martian samples and then …

China makes series of plans for massive space programs
5 months, 3 weeks ago

China makes series of plans for massive space programs

China Daily  

This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on June 2, 2024 shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e 6 probe before landing on the far side of the moon. China plans to carry out a series of massive space programs in the near future, according to Bian Zhigang, deputy director of the China National Space Administration. The …

Researcher credits innovation, enterprise with China's success in space
1 year, 9 months ago

Researcher credits innovation, enterprise with China's success in space

China Daily  

Sun Zezhou, a senior researcher at the China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing and head designer of several deep-space probes The spirit of innovation and enterprise is the secret behind China's rapid rise in the field of lunar and Mars exploration, according to a key figure in the country's space industry. Sun Zezhou, a senior researcher at the China …

China’s Mars rover hasn’t moved in months
1 year, 10 months ago

China’s Mars rover hasn’t moved in months

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A time series taken by the US space agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter between September 2022 and February …

China’s Mars mission failure: NASA Images show China's Mars Rover hasn’t moved an inch in months
1 year, 10 months ago

China’s Mars mission failure: NASA Images show China's Mars Rover hasn’t moved an inch in months

Firstpost  

The fate of China’s Zhurong Mars rover has been called into question. The rover hasn’t moved since at least early September 2022, according to a series of photographs acquired by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. China’s Zhurong Mars rover may have broken down On Tuesday, the HiRise team at the University of Arizona delivered three different perspectives on Zhurong. Also read: …

Tianwen-1: China’s Mars probe has photographed the entire red planet
2 years, 5 months ago

Tianwen-1: China’s Mars probe has photographed the entire red planet

CNN  

CNN — After more than a year on the surface of Mars, China’s Tianwen-1 probe has taken images covering the entire red planet, the country’s space agency announced Wednesday. In a statement, China’s National Space Agency said the probe has now completed all its assigned tasks, including taking medium-resolution images covering the entire planet. China's National Space Administration The images, …

Chinese spacecraft acquires images of entire planet of Mars
2 years, 5 months ago

Chinese spacecraft acquires images of entire planet of Mars

Hindustan Times  

An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft has acquired imagery data covering all of Mars, including visuals of its south pole, after circling the planet more than 1,300 times since early last year, state media reported on Wednesday. An image of Mars taken by China's Tianwen-1 unmanned probe is seen in this handout image released by China National Space Administration June 29, 2022. …

China begins surveying Mars from above, Tianwen-1 to map topographic model
3 years, 1 month ago

China begins surveying Mars from above, Tianwen-1 to map topographic model

India Today  

China, which this year became the only country to orbit, land and move around a rover on another planet in a maiden attempt, has begun surveying Mars. According to China's CCTV News, the spacecraft will keep providing more relay communication support for the Mars rover to improve the efficiency of mission development while ensuring that scientific exploration is carried out. …

China just made a mini helicopter for future Mars missions
3 years, 3 months ago

China just made a mini helicopter for future Mars missions

Live Mint  

In April this year, Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter made history when it undertook its first flight in the Martian atmosphere, rising some 10 feet above the planet’s surface. Now, according to a Reuters report, China has developed a prototype miniature helicopter for surveillance work on future Mars missions, according to its space science agency, following the historic landing of a robotic …

China's Zhurong rover completes initial mission, will continue to explore Mars
3 years, 3 months ago

China's Zhurong rover completes initial mission, will continue to explore Mars

Firstpost  

It said it would continue to explore the area known as Utopia Planitia where it landed on 14 May. China’s Zhurong Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial program to explore the red planet and search for frozen water that could provide clues as to whether it once supported life. China’s National Space Administration said on its website …

China's Zhurong rover captures images of its parachute, protective shells
3 years, 5 months ago

China's Zhurong rover captures images of its parachute, protective shells

Firstpost  

Until Saturday, 17 July at 11 pm CST, the rover has driven 509 metres on the Martian surface. The Zhurong Rover recently sent back multiple images of its parachute and protective shell that helped in its landing on Mars. As reported by Space.com, Zhurong’s parachute and protective shell fell a short distance away from the Utopia Planitia and have now …

China’s Zhurong Mars rover sends back new images and video
3 years, 5 months ago

China’s Zhurong Mars rover sends back new images and video

CNN  

CNN — China’s National Space Administration has released new images of Mars from its landmark Tianwen-1 probe. China National Space Administration That achievement made China only the second nation after the US to land and operate a rover on Mars. “ reporting safety from Mars to the Party and the motherland, sending distant blessings at the time of the centennial.” …

CNSA's Zhurong rover, lander click selfie with dusty Martian surface in the background
3 years, 6 months ago

CNSA's Zhurong rover, lander click selfie with dusty Martian surface in the background

Firstpost  

The orbiter and lander both display small Chinese flags while the lander has outlines of the mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos released Friday that the rover took on the red planet. The four pictures released by the …

Mars: China releases new images taken by Zhurong rover
3 years, 6 months ago

Mars: China releases new images taken by Zhurong rover

CNN  

CNN — China unveiled new photos of its Mars rover exploring the surface of the red planet on Friday, with state media hailing it as a sign of the mission’s “complete success.” The Zhurong rover, named after a god of fire in Chinese mythology, landed on the Utopia Planitia region of Mars on May 15. This is China’s first Mars …

Beijing unveils images of Mars clicked by Zhurong rover, marks 'complete success' for maiden Chinese rover
3 years, 6 months ago

Beijing unveils images of Mars clicked by Zhurong rover, marks 'complete success' for maiden Chinese rover

India Today  

As China prepares to launch its first astronaut crew to its under-construction space station, the Chinese National Space Agency on Friday released the first batch of images clicked by its Zhurong Mars rover after a touchdown on the Red Planet. The panoramic image is a 360-degree circular picture taken by the navigation terrain camera on the mast of the rover …

CNSA's Tianwen-1 orbiter sends back high-res images of Martian landing site
3 years, 6 months ago

CNSA's Tianwen-1 orbiter sends back high-res images of Martian landing site

Firstpost  

Of the two bright spots visible in the photograph, the smaller spot is the Zhurong rover. The China National Space Administration has released a photograph of the Martian surface clicked by the orbiter of the Tianwen-1 probe. According to a report in CGTN, the picture shows the Zhurong rover and its landing platform on the Martian surface. CNSA said that …

China's Zhurong rover begins its 90-day exploration of Utopia Planitia on Mars
3 years, 6 months ago

China's Zhurong rover begins its 90-day exploration of Utopia Planitia on Mars

Firstpost  

China has come a long way in its race to catch up with the US and Russia, who have decades of experience in space exploration. China’s Mars rover drove from its landing platform and began exploring the surface on Saturday, state-run Xinhua news agency said, making the country only the second nation to land and operate a rover on the …

China's Mars Rover Zhurong Beams Back Photos, Video From Red Planet
3 years, 7 months ago

China's Mars Rover Zhurong Beams Back Photos, Video From Red Planet

News 18  

China National Space Administration’s first Mars rover, Zhurong made its successful landing on the red planet last week. The Tianwen-1 mission’s lander carrying the rover touched down in the southern part of Utopia Planitia on the northern hemisphere of Mars, on May 15. On Wednesday, the rover shared the first pictures it took of Mars.The picture shared by CNSA on …

China’s Zhurong rover sends its first image and video of the Martian surface
3 years, 7 months ago

China’s Zhurong rover sends its first image and video of the Martian surface

Firstpost  

The Tianwen-1 probe sent a video showing the lander and the rover separating from the orbiter during landing. China’s rover Zhurong has captured and sent us its first image of Mars and they have been released by the China National Space Administration. The rover landed on Mars on Sunday, 16 May and the image shows the red Martian surface and …

Ice, Mud Volcanoes: Scientists Are Excited About What China's Mars Rover May Find on Red Planet
3 years, 7 months ago

Ice, Mud Volcanoes: Scientists Are Excited About What China's Mars Rover May Find on Red Planet

News 18  

China’s Mars rover Zhurong landed on the red planet’s surface on May 14as a part of the nation’s first interplanetary space mission Tianwen-1. The features of the rover’s landing location indicate a possibility of the presence of subsurface ice, which is making scientists hopeful that the rover could find the samples of ice below its landing surface. According to the …

China's Mars rover Zhurong sends back 'selfies' from Red Planet
3 years, 7 months ago

China's Mars rover Zhurong sends back 'selfies' from Red Planet

India Today  

Solar panels against an alien landscape, ramps and rods pointing at the Martian horizon -- China's first probe on the Red Planet has beamed back its first "selfies" after its history-making landing last week. The Zhurong rover was carried into the Martian atmosphere in a lander on Saturday, in the first ever successful probe landing by any country on its …

China releases first images taken by its Mars rover
3 years, 7 months ago

China releases first images taken by its Mars rover

CNN  

CNN — China has released the first images taken by its Mars rover, Zhurong. The color image taken by a navigation camera of the rear of the solar-powered rover showed that its solar panel and antenna have unfolded normally, the China National Space Administration said Wednesday. Tianwen-1, or “Quest for Heavenly Truth” as China’s mission is called, is one of …

Chinese spacecraft lands on Mars
3 years, 7 months ago

Chinese spacecraft lands on Mars

Hindustan Times  

An unmanned Chinese spacecraft landed on Mars on Saturday, making China only the second country after the US to successfully land on the red planet. China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft, currently in orbit around Mars, dropped its lander and rover - named Zhurong after a Chinese mythological god of fire - on the surface of the planet early on Saturday, completing a …

Tianwen-1: How China's Mars lander Zhurong will attempt to touch down on the red planet
3 years, 7 months ago

Tianwen-1: How China's Mars lander Zhurong will attempt to touch down on the red planet

Firstpost  

Tianwen-1 will use a laser range finder to work out where it is relative to Martian terrain and microwave sensor to determine its speed more accurately. A successful Mars landing requires entering the atmosphere at very high speeds, then slowing the spacecraft down just the right way as it approaches its landing location. Mars Pathfinder spacecraft used parachutes to decelerate …

China's first Mars rover named 'Zhurong'
3 years, 7 months ago

China's first Mars rover named 'Zhurong'

The Hindu  

China’s first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god, the government announced Saturday. China in 2019 became the first country to land a space probe on the little-explored far side of the moon and in December returned lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s. The rover’s title fits with the Chinese name …

China's Tianwen-1 probe captures stunning images of Mars | See Pictures
3 years, 9 months ago

China's Tianwen-1 probe captures stunning images of Mars | See Pictures

India Today  

China's national space agency Sunday released stunning high-resolution images of Mars captured by its Tianwen-1 probe, which is currently orbiting the Red planet. Black-and-white picture of Mars taken by China's Tianwen-1 probe "Craters, mountain ridges and sand dunes on the red planet are clear on the pictures," added the CNSA. Black-and-white picture of Mars taken by China's Tianwen-1 probe "The …

China's Mars Probe Tianwen-1 Captures High-Resolution Photos of Red Planet
3 years, 9 months ago

China's Mars Probe Tianwen-1 Captures High-Resolution Photos of Red Planet

News 18  

tianwen-1 Probe news18It’s not just Peserverence or ESA’s ExoMars orbiter, China’s Tianwen-1 Probe is also beaming back images of the red planet. China’s national space agency on Thursday published high-resolution images of Mars captured by the country’s Tianwen-1 probe, which is currently orbiting the Red planet. The panchromatic images were taken by the high-resolution camera of China’s spacecraft, Tianwen-1 meaning …

China’s Tianwen-1 enters parking orbit before landing rover on Mars
3 years, 9 months ago

China’s Tianwen-1 enters parking orbit before landing rover on Mars

Live Mint  

Beijing: China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months. The China National Space Administration said the spacecraft executed a maneuver to adjust its orbit early Wednesday morning Beijing time and will remain in the new orbit for about the next three …

China’s Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover
3 years, 9 months ago

China’s Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover

India TV News  

China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months. The China National Space Administration said the spacecraft executed a maneuver to adjust its orbit early Wednesday morning Beijing time and will remain in the new orbit for about the next three months …

China's Tianwen-1 is currently parked in temporary orbit, waiting to land on Mars
3 years, 9 months ago

China's Tianwen-1 is currently parked in temporary orbit, waiting to land on Mars

Firstpost  

A successful bid to land Tianwen-1 would make China only the second country after the US to place a spacecraft on Mars. China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months. The China National Space Administration said the spacecraft executed a manoeuvre …

China's Mars probe sends back video of Red Planet
3 years, 10 months ago

China's Mars probe sends back video of Red Planet

Hindustan Times  

China's space agency released video footage from its spacecraft circling Mars on Friday, two days after it successfully entered the planet's orbit in Beijing's latest ambitious space mission. A view of the planet Mars is captured by China's Tianwen-1 Mars probe from a distance of 2.2 million kilometres. White craters are visible on the planet's surface, which fades from white …

Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-1 enters Mars' orbit, joining UAE's Hope probe
3 years, 10 months ago

Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-1 enters Mars' orbit, joining UAE's Hope probe

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese spacecraft went into orbit around Mars on Wednesday on an expedition to land a rover on the surface and scout for signs of ancient life, authorities announced in a landmark step in the country's most ambitious deep-space mission yet. The arrival of Tianwen-1 after a journey of seven months and nearly 300 million miles is part of an …

Tianwen-1, China’s mission to Mars, has entered orbit
3 years, 10 months ago

Tianwen-1, China’s mission to Mars, has entered orbit

CNN  

CNN — After traveling through space for seven months, China’s Tianwen-1 probe has reached Mars and successfully entered the planet’s orbit on Wednesday – bringing it one step closer to landing on the surface. Tianwen-1, whose name means “quest for heavenly truth,” is made up of an orbiter, lander and a six-wheeled rover carrying scientific instruments, according to the China …

China spacecraft enters Mars orbit, 2nd in 2 days after UAE
3 years, 10 months ago

China spacecraft enters Mars orbit, 2nd in 2 days after UAE

India Today  

China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered orbit around Mars on a mission to land a rover and collect data on underground water and possible signs of ancient life. The arrival of the orbiter-rover combo in orbit on Wednesday evening Beijing time makes it the second spacecraft in two days to reach the red planet. Only the U.S. has successfully …

Chinese Probe Enters Mars Orbit With Plan For May Landing
3 years, 10 months ago

Chinese Probe Enters Mars Orbit With Plan For May Landing

NPR  

Chinese Probe Enters Mars Orbit With Plan For May Landing Enlarge this image toggle caption China National Space Administration/AP China National Space Administration/AP China's space agency, fresh off a successful sample-return mission to the moon, announced Wednesday that an ambitious rover mission it launched in July had reached orbit around Mars. "China's Tianwen 1 robotic probe entered Martian orbit on …

China's Space Probe Sent its First Image of Mars as it Prepares to Land on Red Planet This Year
3 years, 10 months ago

China's Space Probe Sent its First Image of Mars as it Prepares to Land on Red Planet This Year

News 18  

China’s Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first image of Mars, the national space agency said, as the mission prepares to touch down on the Red Planet later this year. The black-and-white photo released late Friday by the China National Space Administration showed geological features including the Schiaparelli crater and the Valles Marineris, a vast stretch of canyons on the …

China's space probe sends back its first image of Mars
3 years, 10 months ago

China's space probe sends back its first image of Mars

The Hindu  

China's Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first image of Mars, the national space agency said, as the mission prepares to touch down on the Red Planet later this year. The spacecraft, launched in July around the same time as a rival U.S. mission, is expected to enter Mars orbit around February 10. The black-and-white photo released late Friday by …

Mars mission: Tianwen-1 sends back its first picture
3 years, 10 months ago

Mars mission: Tianwen-1 sends back its first picture

CNN  

CNN — China’s Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first picture of Mars, according to the Chinese space agency. JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/NASA The European Space Agency's Mars Express mission captured this 2018 image of the Korolev crater, more than 50 miles across and filled with water ice, near the north pole. These 2001 images from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter …

China's Mars Probe Has Travelled Over 400 Million km, Headed for Red Planet Landing in May
3 years, 11 months ago

China's Mars Probe Has Travelled Over 400 Million km, Headed for Red Planet Landing in May

News 18  

The China National Space Administration announced on Sunday that the country’s Mars probe Tianwen-1 has travelled more than 400 million km and is expected to enter the Red Planet’s orbit next month. As of 6 a.m. on Sunday, the probe had flown in space for 163 days and was about 130 million km from Earth and about 8.3 million km …

Mars mission launch ignites imagination of sci-fi writers
4 years, 4 months ago

Mars mission launch ignites imagination of sci-fi writers

China Daily  

People watch as China's unmanned Mars probe, Tianwen 1, blasts off on a Long March 5 rocket from Hainan province on July 23. As China's first Mars mission, Tianwen-1, blasted off successfully on July 23, marking the country's first step in its planetary exploration of the solar system, it has inspired Chinese sci-fi writers and artists. Yang Chenxi, 27, who …

Mars mission launch ignites imagination of sci-fi writers
4 years, 4 months ago

Mars mission launch ignites imagination of sci-fi writers

China Daily  

People watch as China's unmanned Mars probe, Tianwen 1, blasts off on a Long March 5 rocket from Hainan province on July 23. As China's first Mars mission, Tianwen-1, blasted off successfully on July 23, marking the country's first step in its planetary exploration of the solar system, it has inspired Chinese sci-fi writers and artists. Yang Chenxi, 27, who …

China's Mars Probe Snaps a Breathtaking Photo of Earth and Moon En route to the Red Planet
4 years, 4 months ago

China's Mars Probe Snaps a Breathtaking Photo of Earth and Moon En route to the Red Planet

News 18  

China's first Mars probe has beamed back a photo of the Earth and the Moon as it heads toward its destination, the country's space agency said Tuesday. The image, which shows the two celestial bodies as small crescents in the empty darkness of space, was taken 1.2 million kilometres away from Earth three days after the Tianwen-1 mission was launched …

China's Mars probe photographs Earth en route to Red Planet
4 years, 4 months ago

China's Mars probe photographs Earth en route to Red Planet

Daily Mail  

China's Mars probe, Tianwen-1, has beamed back a photo of the Earth and the Moon as it heads towards the Red Planet. China, the US and the UAE, which launched a probe on July 20, are all taking advantage of a period when Mars and Earth are favourably aligned to launch exploratory missions to the Red Planet. A view of …

NASA Camera Spots China's Mars Spacecraft Speeding Away from Earth, Headed to the Red Planet
4 years, 4 months ago

NASA Camera Spots China's Mars Spacecraft Speeding Away from Earth, Headed to the Red Planet

News 18  

During routine survey operations for hazardous asteroids, NASA's asteroid camera has spotted China's Tianwen-1 Mars spacecraft speeding away from the Earth. NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office took to Twitter and wrote: "During routine survey operations for hazardous #asteroids for @NASA's #PlanetaryDefense Coordination Office, the @fallingstarIfa ATLAS-MLO telescope spotted China's Tianwen-1 on its way to #Mars. During routine survey operations for …

Mars is the Latest Frontier in US-China Rivalry with Both Launching Probes to Red Planet This Month
4 years, 5 months ago

Mars is the Latest Frontier in US-China Rivalry with Both Launching Probes to Red Planet This Month

News 18  

Two years after humans last landed a probe on Mars, both the United States and China are launching missions to the red planet this month and setting up a new arena for their growing rivalry. Tianwen-1, whose name means "Quest for Heavenly Truth," is China's first mission to Mars. They've collaborated on the International Space Station, and congratulated each other …

China launches Mars probe in space race with US
4 years, 5 months ago

China launches Mars probe in space race with US

Daily Mail  

China has successfully launched its Tianwen-1 spacecraft to Mars, which is due to arrive on the Red Planet next February after a seven-month, 34-million-mile voyage. The unmanned space probe took off aboard a Long March 5 Y-4 carrier rocket at 12:41pm from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on the southern island province of Hainan, China. China's largest carrier rocket, the Long …

China launches first Tianwen-1 orbiter-lander-rover mission to Mars today; CNSA yet to confirm success
4 years, 5 months ago

China launches first Tianwen-1 orbiter-lander-rover mission to Mars today; CNSA yet to confirm success

Firstpost  

The launch is an open secret, with CNSA not particularly hiding the relevant information but not being very forthcoming with it either. China’s first interplanetary Mars mission, Tianwen-1, has launched today, 23 July 202o at 10.12 am IST. China’s largest carrier rocket, the Long March 5, lifted off with the Tianwen-1 spacecraft from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan …

China Launches Ambitious Mission To Mars
4 years, 5 months ago

China Launches Ambitious Mission To Mars

NPR  

China Launches Ambitious Mission To Mars Enlarge this image toggle caption Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images A heavy-lift Long March-5 roared off a launch pad on Hainan Island on Thursday carrying China's hopes for its first successful Mars mission — an ambitious project to send an orbiter, lander and rover to the red planet in …

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