China has revealed a new series of photos of Mars from the Zhurong Mars rover. Announced by state-owned news outlet Xinhau the images came alongside a statement that their release "signifyi[es] the complete success of China’s first Mars exploration mission". While the tone is grandiose compared to how...
State media have announced China has ‘spectacularly conquered’ a new milestone - joining NASAs' Perseverance rover that landed in February - on the red planet. Zhurong - a solar-powered rover is set to survey its' landing site before breaking away from the landing platform to collect and...
In an (out of?) the world first a spacecraft has returned an ageing satellite back into service. As our reliance on satellites for communication, information and research has grown over the last few decades the demand for a new "satellite servicing" industry has grown. In a first...