China unveiled ambitious plans to send humans to Mars and build a base on the red planet at a space exploration conference this week.

This image published by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on June 11, 2021, shows Chinese Mars exploration rover Zhurong (L) and the Tianwen-1 mission lander (R) on the surface of Mars.

China has moved up its timeline for bringing Mars samples to Earth, aiming to do so as early as 2028 — long before the U.S. is slated to achieve this same ambitious goal.

The 10th test of the SpaceX Starship has been launched and by all accounts was wildly successful in meeting its objectives.

China’s first Mars rover is finally out exploring the surface of the red planet, said the country’s space agency Saturday.

From lunar water hunts to Mars sample returns, China's space program is embarking on groundbreaking missions across the solar system, aiming for the moon, Mars and beyond.

The Tianwen-1 mission – China's most ambitious attempt yet at interplanetary exploration – aims to send an orbiter, lander and rover to the red planet.

China has built a "Mars Camp" in Lenghu Town of northwest China's Qinghai Province to simulate the environmental conditions on Mars, as part of China's Mars exploration preparation.

Buoyed by successes at the Moon and Mars, China is embarking on a science and exploration program of staggering scale.

China on Thursday successfully completed a crucial landing test in northern Hebei province ahead of a historic unmanned exploration mission to Mars next year.

China continues to ramp up its space plans, which include a Mars rover mission set to launch in 2020. Chinese officials have been discussing the Mars rover and other projected upcoming space ...