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Chinese Mars mission sends photos of the Red Planet![]() Beijing (XNA) Jan 03, 2022 The China National Space Administration published on Saturday four pictures taken by its Tianwen 1 Mars mission, including the first full photo of the mission orbiter. The color pictures show the orbiter flying around the Red Planet in an orbit, the ice cover on Mars' north pole and a scene of a barren Martian plain. The orbiter's full picture was taken by a camera released by the craft, which is now about 350 million kilometers away from Earth, the administration said in a statement. ... read more |
China launches final rocket of the year into orbitBeijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2022 China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province early on Thursday morning, marking the completion of the country's annual launch schedule. ... more
China receives data from newly launched resource satelliteBeijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2021 The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station has successfully received the first data transmitted from the newly launched resource satellite ZY-1 02E, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said ... more
China's astronauts mark New Year with livestream from spaceBeijing (XNA) Jan 03, 2022 From hosting a children's art gallery in space to answering questions about manned spaceflight, the three astronauts onboard China's Tiangong space station celebrated the New Year by cultivating sci ... more
Experiments show algae can survive in Mars-like environmentBeijing (XNA) Dec 30, 2021 Chinese researchers have demonstrated that algae can survive in a Mars-like environment during four experiments since 2019, raising the hope that mankind might be able to turn the barren planet into ... more |
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China slams US after space station 'close encounters' with Musk's satellitesBeijing (AFP) Dec 28, 2021 Beijing on Tuesday accused the United States of irresponsible and unsafe conduct in space over two "close encounters" between the Chinese space station and satellites operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. ... more
Scientists invent lead-free composite shielding material for neutron and gamma-rayHefei, China (SPX) Jan 01, 2022 Dr. HUO Zhipeng and his student ZHAO Sheng from the Hefei Institutes of physical science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a lead-free neutron and gamma ray composite shi ... more
China heads launch list of space rocketsBeijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2022 China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket at Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province early on Thursday, marking the completion of the country's annual launch schedule. The rock ... more
Musk says his 'tiny' satellites can't block any rival spacecraftMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 30, 2021 The accusations come amid the Chinese complaint filed in the UN in December, describing how in October and July, two Starlink satellites caused the Chinese space station to adopt "preventive collisi ... more
India says China 'inventing' names in disputed regionNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 31, 2021 India hit out at China for giving "invented" names to several places in a disputed Himalayan region on their border as Beijing looks to assert sovereignty over the territory. ... more |
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Taiwan leader urges China to curb 'military adventurism'Taipei (AFP) Jan 1, 2022 Taiwan's president on Saturday urged China to curb its "military adventurism", with tensions between the two sides at their highest level in years. ... more
Taiwan threatens legal action against Nicaragua over embassy 'seizure'Taipei (AFP) Dec 30, 2021 Taiwan on Thursday vowed to take legal action against former ally Nicaragua for "seizing" its embassy and making plans to transfer it to China after the Central American country switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. ... more
China warns US will 'face unbearable price' on TaiwanBeijing (AFP) Dec 30, 2021 China's foreign minister said Thursday the United States will "face an unbearable price" over its actions towards the self-ruled island of Taiwan, in Beijing's latest threat over the flashpoint island. ... more
New chief calls for modernisation of China region beset by rights fearsBeijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2021 The new party chief in China's Xinjiang called for improved business conditions in his first official visit to the region, where forced labour accusations have prompted some countries to announce a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. ... more
China launches new resource satelliteTaiyuan (XNA) Dec 27, 2021 China sent a new resource satellite into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Sunday. The resource satellite, ZY-1 02E, was launched at 11 ... more |
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