China plans to smash spacecraft onto asteroid in major test to protect Earth
Chinese astronomers are planning to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid by 2030 in a test of methods…
China plans to hit an asteroid with a Mach 26 projectile in planet defence test
China’s first planetary defence mission appears to be far more ambitious than Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart),…
China is building early warning system to spot Earth-smashing asteroids
China is developing an early warning system to spot asteroids that might smash into the Earth, according to…
How China’s aerospace vision differs from Elon Musk’s SpaceX
China’s controlled seaborne recovery of a rocket booster using a net-capture vessel last week proved the viability and…
China’s Tianwen 2 probe reaches target asteroid, starts scientific exploration
BEIJING – China’s Tianwen 2 probe has successfully arrived at a distance of 20 kilometers from the asteroid…
On This Day | In 2021, China becomes the third country to safely land a rover on Mars – SCMP archive
Beijing joins Mars club after ‘nine minutes of terror’ By William Zheng This article was first published on…
Meet China’s moon porter for Chang’e-8 mission: a 4-wheeled robot with 2 arms
China is sending a new kind of explorer to the moon – with a humanoid upper body and…
Chinese scientists discover two new lunar minerals
Chinese scientists recently discovered two new lunar minerals in samples retrieved from the moon by China’s Chang’e 5…
China’s space station crew to ‘maximise opportunities’ with extra month in orbit
The three astronauts stationed on China’s Tiangong space station will extend their stay by around a month, state…
NASA’s Artemis II Is the First Crewed Moon Mission Since 1972. Why Are We Going Back?
An animated 3-D model of the moon, shown on a black background. A 3-D model of the moon…
Damage to Chinese Spacecraft Was Worse Than Reported
In early November, Chinese astronauts on board the country’s Tiangong space station made a terrifying discovery. According to…
China cancels rocket launches after failures – but will the Long March-10A still lift off?
The Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported on Friday that nearly all the rocket launches scheduled next month for the…