China unveils members of state-backed commercial space consortium
HELSINKI — A Chinese government body has published a national commercial space consortium membership list, offering a rare…
China’s Tianwen-2 Spacecraft Reaches Earth’s Quasi-Moon after One Billion-Kilometer Journey
On July 2, 2026, the Tianwen-2 probe closed to within 20 km (12.4 miles) of the small near-Earth…
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…
China moves to integrate commercial space into its national space development plan
HELSINKI — China’s space administration has published a policy blueprint aimed at accelerating development of commercial space and…
China challenges US containment with global action plan for its commercial space industry
China’s space agency has released an action plan to take its commercial space sector worldwide, pledging to help…
China’s Chang’e-4 lander discovers structures beneath the dark side of the moon
Scientists have uncovered billions of years’ worth of secrets buried beneath the surface of the moon. Our celestial…
Nobel laureate urges China to deepen space collaboration
China must hardwire long-term scientific endurance into its national strategy if it intends to shape the future of…
Tianwen 2 spacecraft halfway to target asteroid
(PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China’s asteroid sampling spacecraft, Tianwen 2, has been on its interplanetary journey for more…
China’s dual-use asteroid-collision research threatens satellites
China has unveiled its mission to impact deliberately a near-Earth asteroid by 2030 – a decisive step toward…