Watch China’s Long March 7A Successful Takeoff After Failure; When Is the Next Wenchang TakeOff?

SPACE 03.12.2021 22:33 PM

China announced success in the flight of its new, medium-lift Long March 7A rocket. For the first time, it sent experimental payloads into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Russia and China Join Forces to Build Station Around the Moon, Rivaling NASA’s Planned Gateway

03.10.2021 21:03 PM

Russia and China entered into a partnership to build an International Scientific Lunar Station that will rival NASA's planned Gateway.

African Swine Fever in China: New Variants Detected Are Milder But Highly Infectious

03.08.2021 02:35 AM

The latest study reveals that new variants of African swine fever detected and reported in China in February 2021 are milder but highly infectious.

Space Race: China to Launch New Space Station; Trains Astronauts for Crewed Flights

03.05.2021 01:59 AM

As the country works to complete the first orbiting space station, China is said to have trained astronauts for four crewed missions this year.

China to Roll Out Giant Antenna as Tianwen-1 Mars Probe About to Orbit Around Mars

02.09.2021 22:17 PM

As the Tianwen-1 spacecraft nears Mars, China built a Massive Land Station on Earth to receive signals from the Red Planet.

3 Robotic Spacecrafts Expected to Land on Mars in Rapid Sequence This Month

02.08.2021 03:40 AM

After dashing through hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are all set to hit the brakes at the Red Planet.

China Tianwen-1 Shares First Images of Mars

02.06.2021 23:35 PM

China's space probe Tianwen-1 snaps its first image of Mars as it heads towards the planet to study its soil.

Will China 's Space Programme Launch First Mission to Sun in 2022?

01.24.2021 23:29 PM

China's Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory will orbit near the Sun starting next year and stay there for at least four years.

Ice Cream in China Tests Positive For COVID-19, Reports Say

01.18.2021 03:45 AM

Chinese authorities say they detected COVID-19 on ice cream, but foreign scientists are skeptical. China has produced a new ice cream that nobody wants to eat.

Over 22 Million in China on Lockdown as the Country Faces New Outbreaks

01.13.2021 20:03 PM

A total of over 22 million people have been mandated to stay inside their homes when the central government of China placed Wuhan under lockdown, a move then seen as unusual.

China's Mars Probe Tianwen-1 On The Way to Enter Martian Planet's Orbit Next Month

01.04.2021 11:00 AM

The most complex aspect of the Mars project is the lander's automated landing. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said that the Tianwen-1 Mars probe has flown more than 400 million km and is on the way to Red Planet's orbit next month.

China Deployed Iron Man-Like Recovery Team To Retrieve Lunar Samples From Chang'e-5 Capsule

12.19.2020 12:00 PM

China's recovery team wore an exoskeleton like Iron Man to recover the Chang'e capsule which landed in Inner Mongolia from its trip on the moon to collect samples.

China's Chang'e 5 Moon Probe Makes Orbital Correction As It Returns Back to Earth

12.14.2020 07:30 AM

Chang’e 5 completes first of two changes in orbit that will allow it to break free from the moon’s gravity.

Chinese Village Creates Flamethrower To Kill More Than 100 Nest Wasps

12.13.2020 06:00 AM

Volunteer group in China raises $11,900 to convert drone with a petrol tank and nozzle. In a dramatic effort to destroy 100 wasp nests, a drone has been turned into a flying flamethrower in Central China.

Did Mt. Everest Just Grow? Here's What Experts Have to Say

12.09.2020 05:00 AM

China and Nepal jointly announced that Mount Everest has grown about one meter in height. But how did they measure the new height of the world's highest mountain?

China’s Chang’e 5 Moon Probe Now in Orbit, Awaiting Return to Earth

12.08.2020 08:00 AM

In a complex maneuver, the lunar probe linked up with the orbiter and transferred rock and soil. A tricky docking stunt with a robot orbiting the lunar surface on Sunday was completed by China's Chang'e 5 unmanned probe, moving a step closer in its attempt to bring back rock samples from the moon for the first time in more than 40 years.

China's First Fusion Reactor Burns 10 Times Hotter Than The Sun

12.07.2020 11:00 AM

China has switched on its HL-2M EAST tokamak for its first planned full-strength fusion. China has turned on its record-setting "artificial sun" tokamak, state media announced.

China Displays Its Flag On Moon

12.05.2020 08:00 AM

China's space agency released photos of its flag on the Moon on Friday attached to the Chang'e 5 probe.

Chang'e 5 Lifted Off the Moon Carrying Lunar Dust and Boulders

12.04.2020 06:00 AM

The Chinese moon probe is expected to land in Inner Mongolia in less than two weeks. It has collected 2kg (4.4lb) of samples from the lunar surface.

Chang'e-5 Moon Probe Returns With New Photos of the Moon

12.03.2020 21:00 PM

China's Chang'e 5 probe landed on the Moon to study the first lunar rock samples in decades.

China’s Chang’e 5 Spacecraft Enters Lunar Orbit

11.30.2020 20:00 PM

Several days after taking off on what's described as a "heavy-lift" Long March 5 rocket, the Chang'e 5 sample return spacecraft of China entered orbit around the moon.