Tianwen-1 probe enters orbit around Mars in China's second attempt to send a mission to the Red Planet Posted ThuThursday 11 updated ThuThursday 11 Tianwen-1 means Heavenly Questions in Chinese. ( Share Print text only Cancel China's Tianwen-1 probe has successfully entered orbit around Mars after a nearly seven-month voyage from Earth. Key points: It will now start looking for places to land A UAE probe is also in orbit around the Red Planet, with a NASA mission on the way China's National Space Administration (CNSA) said the spaceship began decelerating on its approach to the Red Planet on Wednesday evening, Beijing time.