The lander architecture parallels that of Chang'e 5 and Chang'e 6, both of which featured a scoop and a drill ... Gale Crater. "If, as has been reported, China successfully executes even a 'grab ...

Clay-Rich Rocks: Discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Rover in 2013, these rocks indicate the presence of ancient water and were found in Gale Crater’s sedimentary layers. Breccias: Breccias were ...

"If, as has been reported, China successfully executes even a 'grab sample' at Mars and returns it safely to Earth before the U.S., that would constitute a 'Sputnik Moment.'" It appears that China ...

Allup Silica has undertaken further analysis on its 2023 air-core drill samples and identified promising rare earths, uranium and graphite mineralisation at its Pink Bark project near Esperance in ...

China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft in June made history by retrieving the first surface samples from the far side of the ...

It appears that China has moved up its agenda for bringing Mars samples to Earth, and aims to do so before the U.S. achieves this same goal. NASA's Mars sample return plan, a joint effort with the ...

Speaking in a video call with military leaders, Putin said that the drills would simulate top officials' action in using nuclear weapons and include launches of nuclear-capable ballistic and ...

President Vladimir Putin kicked off the exercise at a critical point in the Ukraine war. The drill, which Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said was a regular, planned event, involved the launch of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched an exercise of the country’s nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike amid soaring tensions with the West ...

During the campaign Donald Trump described climate change as “one of the great scams of all time” and a “hoax”. He appears to want to row back spending on green energy, remove incentives ...

The rover has so far spent about two months negotiating a steep route out of the Jezero Crater with the aim of cresting the rim in early December. At roughly the halfway point, the rover stopped Sept.

"Mars didn't want to make it easy for anyone to get to the top of this ridge." NASA's Perseverance rover took a break from its Mars mountaineering expedition recently to survey its old stomping ...