China has released the first image of Mars taken by its maiden space exploration mission to the red planet, some six months after the probe left Earth. The space agency supplied a black-and-white image.

China releases Mars mission probe's first image

Japan's Hayabusa-2 space probe is heading home, but only to drop off its rare asteroid samples before starting a new mission. The space probe, launched in December 2014, has already thrilled scientists by landing on and gathering material from an asteroid some 300 million kilometres (185 million miles) from Earth.

Japan's Hayabusa-2 space probe to bring asteroid dust to Earth

A Japanese space probe is heading home from an asteroid 250 million km (155 million miles) from Earth after collecting sub-surface samples that could help scientists seeking the origins of life, Japan's space agency said on Monday.

Japan space probe on its way back after asteroid mission

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