China moves Mars sample-return launch up 2 years, to 2028

Sharmila Kuthunur is a Seattle-based science journalist covering astronomy, astrophysics and space exploration. Follow her on X @skuthunur.

Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesChina's Zhurong Mars rover captured this panorama of the Red Planet. Visible in the foreground are the rover's solar panels and communications equipment.China has advanced the launch of its Tianwen 3 Mars sample-return mission to 2028.

Tianwen 3, which aims to use a lander-based drill to collect at least 500 grams of surface samples that could reveal clues about"There is now a genuine chance that China could return Martian samples before the US," Quentin Parker, an astrophysicist at the University of Hong Kong told

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