The Latest Breaking News from Zhurong

Who claimed ‘the most beautiful thing in Florence is McDonald’s’? The Saturday quiz

From Blue Sharks and White Wolves to the Zhurong vehicle, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK · May 16

Mars was once a 'vacation-style' beach planet, Chinese rover scans reveal

China's Zhurong rover has found evidence of an ancient shoreline buried deep beneath the planet. That could point to an ocean, a beach, and to life.

LiveScience · Feb 25, 2025

Mars once had an ocean with sandy beaches, researchers say

China’s Zhurong rover finds evidence of shoreline buried deep underground

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025

The climate of Mars changed dramatically 400,000 years ago, Chinese rover finds

A shift in Mars' climate 400,000 years ago produced a change in wind direction that left its mark in the erosion of bright sand dunes.

Space · Jul 9, 2023

Scientists Find the Remains of a Catastrophe on Mars Scattered Across the Planet

The magnetic field collapsed long ago, but it remains in unevenly distributed pockets across the planet.

Inverse · Jul 4, 2023

China's malfunctioning Mars rover may have found evidence of recent water on the Red Planet

Data from China's unresponsive Zhurong rover suggests that Mars had snow and frost as recently as 400,000 years ago.

LiveScience · May 2, 2023

China's Zhurong Mars rover finds signs of recent water activity on Red Planet

Data from China's Zhurong Mars rover reveals evidence of water activity on tiny dunes, suggesting parts of the Red Planet were shaped by salty water as recently as 400,000 years ago.

Space · Apr 28, 2023

China's Mars rover may never wake up because of Martian dust

The chief designer of China's Mars exploration program has provided a long-awaited comment on the status of the country's Zhurong Mars rover.

Space · Apr 27, 2023

China finally admits its hibernating Mars rover may never wake up

The Zhurong Mars rover never woke up from a planned hibernation, and the head of the mission team has now revealed why.

LiveScience · Apr 27, 2023

China breaks silence over status of Mars rover Zhurong

Zhurong should have woken from planned hibernation in December but a dust build-up has likely affected power generation.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023