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China is looking to get into the planetary defense business. A new paper by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirms that in 2030, the country plans to conduct a test mission to deflect a small asteroid from its current course.Continue R… Continue reading China plans to deflect near-Earth asteroid in 2030
A somewhat scorched Chang’e-6 return craft landed in Inner Mongolia yesterday, bringing with it the first rock and dust samples from the far side of the Moon – and hopes of unlocking some lunar secrets.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Chin… Continue reading China first to haul back rocks from the far side of the Moon
China’s uncrewed Chang’e-6 has successfully landed on the far side of the Moon, where it will use its robotic arm and drill to gather lunar rock and soil samples from the unexplored region for the first time in history. On-board cameras caught the mome… Continue reading Watch: China touches down on the far side of the Moon
Last December, the Chinese lunar lander Chang’e-5 returned to Earth with the first rocks and dust collected from the Moon since 1976. Researchers studying these precious samples have used advanced scientific instruments to determine their age and concl… Continue reading Youngest Moon rocks ever found shake up understanding of lunar past
In another landmark moment for China’s fledgling space exploration program, three astronauts sent to work on the country’s under-development space station safely returned to Earth on Friday, after spending three months in orbit. Their successful touchd… Continue reading Chinese astronauts return after a record-breaking 90 days in space
China’s ambitious space program has taken another step forward, with crew aboard the Tiangong space station conducting the mission’s first spacewalk and the first for the nation in 13 years. The pair of Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, successfully t… Continue reading Taikonauts take first spacewalk outside China’s new space station
China’s space program has big goals and is already starting to achieve them. Recently, the China National Space Administration has landed its first rover on Mars, and begun to explore …read more Continue reading China’s Mars Rover Goes Exploring
Back in May, China became just the third nation to land on the surface of Mars as it touched down with its Tianwen-1 probe. Packed aboard was the country’s first interplanetary rover, named Zhurong, which can be seen and heard making its very movements… Continue reading China shares sights and sounds of its rover’s first moves on Mars
China has embarked on its first crewed space mission in almost five years, launching a trio of astronauts into orbit to occupy its under-construction space station. The crew will remain aboard the station’s core module for a three-month mission carryin… Continue reading China launches first crew to Tiangong space station
China has taken another big step forward in its ambitious space program, successfully landing its Tianwen-1 probe on Mars to become just the third nation to touch down on the Red Planet. Onboard is the country’s Zhurong lander, which is currently surve… Continue reading China becomes the third country to land on the surface of Mars