China envisions exploring the solar system, and it seems that would happen soon. The country launched Tianwen-2, an innovative space probe tasked with retrieving samples from an uncharted asteroid and ...

On May 28, China officially launched its Tianwen-2 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, marking a major step in its growing ambitions in planetary exploration. The mission aims to ...

China advances plans for dual solar system boundary missions China has published coordinated papers outlining dual missions ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

Introduction: NASA's solar system exploration paradigm : the first fifty years and a look at the next fifty / James L. Green and Kristen J. Erickson -- Part I. Overview. Exploring the Solar System : ...