China’s AST3-2 Telescope Wraps Up 2025 Polar Night Observations
China’s AST3-2 telescope at Dome A finished its 2025 polar night run, collecting 3.5 TB of data over 1,000 hours, studying asteroids, exoplanets and supermassive black holes.
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Fire Drills and ‘Mind Control’: Life Aboard China’s Space Station
Shenzhou-21 astronauts on China’s Space Station practice fire drills, manual docking, medical emergencies and cutting-edge experiments to pave the way for long-term stays in orbit.
Chinese Mainland’s Lihong-1 Completes First Commercial Suborbital Flight & Recovery
The Chinese mainland’s CAS Space successfully recovered its first commercial suborbital capsule, Lihong-1, after a 120 km flight, opening new frontiers for microgravity research and space manufacturing.
Microgravity unlocks Li-ion battery secrets aboard China’s Tiangong
Astronauts on China’s Tiangong station are exploring Li-ion battery behavior in microgravity to improve future space power systems.
Roscosmos Wraps Up Ionozond Satellite Flight Tests
Roscosmos has completed flight tests for its Ionozond satellite system, marking a major step in studying Earth’s ionosphere, space weather and radiation monitoring.
🚀 China’s Space Station Unveils Groundbreaking Research in First Progress Report
China’s Manned Space Agency released its first report on the amazing science happening aboard its space station, highlighting 34 groundbreaking achievements since December 2022.
China and Brazil Unite for Groundbreaking Radio Telescope Project
China and Brazil are joining forces to build a major radio telescope in Brazil’s northeast, strengthening their long-standing partnership in space exploration.
China offers Chang’e-6 moon samples to researchers worldwide 🌕✨
China is inviting researchers to apply for lunar samples from the Chang’e-6 mission—the first-ever samples collected from the moon’s far side. Applications are open until November 22, 2024.
Discovery of Lunar Water Sparks Urgent Call for Moon Research Station
Evidence of water on the Moon has sparked a call for a lunar research station to enable sustainable human presence and deeper space exploration. 🌕🚀
Chinese Scientists Reveal Our Milky Way is Twice as Big as We Thought! 🌌
Chinese scientists discovered our Milky Way is nearly twice as big as we thought! Using near-infrared tech, they found the half-light radius is about 19,000 light-years.