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China's Relay Satellite is in Lunar Orbit
On March 20th, China's Queqiao-2 ("Magpie Bridge-2") satellite launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Site LC-2 on the island of…
Gaia is so Accurate it Can Predict Microlensing Events
Using data from DR3, a team of Chinese researchers have predicted thousands of future microlensing events!
China Wants to Retrieve a Sample of Mars by 2028
In preparation for their sample-return mission to Mars (Tianwen-3), Chinese scientists have created an atmospheric model that accurately simulates Martian…
China’s Chang’e-7 Will Deploy a Hopper that Jumps into a Crater in Search of Water Ice
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese National Space Administration recently published a study in the journal…
China’s Rover Found Evidence of an Ancient Ocean on Mars
In a recent study published in National Science Review, a team of researchers led by the China University of Geosciences…
China is Planning to Land Humans on the Moon by 2030 as Part of its Ambitious Lunar Agenda
Weiren Wu, the Chief Designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP), recently announced an ambitious plan to put Chinese…
Look out, Starship! China is Building a Massive Reusable Rocket!
China just showed off the massive storage tank that will be part of the super-heavy launch vehicle, the Long March…
China’s Tianwen-1 has Imaged the Entire Surface of Mars, Completing its Primary Mission
After exploring Mars for more than a year, China’s Tianwen-1 space probe has successfully taken images covering the entire Red…
China’s First Space Station Crew is Back From Orbit
The crew of China's Tiangong space station returned to Earth, having set a new record for the longest Chinese crewed…
Zhurong Finds its Own Parachute on the Surface of Mars
As of July 23, 2021, China's Mars rover Zhurong has traveled 585 meters across the surface of Mars. And along…