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VPN off): On this mission, Zhurong is tasked with studying the planet’s surface, landforms, rocks and atmosphere. The 240-kilogram robot will be looking for signs of life as well as any water or ice below the surface. Zhurong’s exploration on the surface of Mars is the latest chapter in the Tianwen-1 mission, which China Dailydescribes as “the most sophisticated space adventure ever attempted.” According to the state-run newspaper, China is the first country to send an orbiter, a lander and a rover to Mars in the same expedition. READ MORE:  Named after an ancient Chinese god of fir...

The solar-powered Zhurong rover is expected to roam Mars for 90 days to search for evidence of life on the planet's surface and in the atmosphere.

China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time in the latest advance for its space programme. The official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday that the lander had touched down, citing the China National Space Administration. Plans call for a rover to stay in the lander for a few days of diagnostic tests before rolling down a ramp to explore an icy area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia. It will join an American one that arrived at the red planet in February. China's first Mars landing follows its launch last month of the main section of what will be a permanent space station and a mi...

A Chinese spacecraft has landed on Mars, making China only the second country after the U.S. to send a rover to the surface of the Red Planet. A China National Space Administration (CNSA) lander from the Tianwen-1, which has been in orbit since February, touched down on Utopia Planitia, a large plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars on Saturday at about 7 a.m. local time, according to reports by state media CCTV. The lander was carrying the Zhurong rover, named after an ancient Chinese god of fire, which will explore the surface near the landing site. “The Tianwen-1 mission has achiev...

The launch of the first piece of China’s space station is a big step toward achieving a long-standing goal.