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May 02, 2023
AEROSPACE
BlackSky releases rare satellite image of alleged airship in China



Herndon VA (SPX) May 02, 2023
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) released the first and only known public satellite image, according to a third-party intelligence analyst, of an alleged aerostat at the Korla East Test Site, China. The rare image was captured Friday, November 4, 2022, at 9 a.m. local time and is one of only two images, from among more than 1,000 images collected over the duration of one year, that shows a likely airship on the ground. "BlackSky has permanently changed how humanity will use space to deliver a ... read more

MARSDAILY
Zhurong Rover finds evidence of water at low latitudes on modern Mars
Beijing, China (SPX) May 02, 2023
The Zhurong rover has found evidence of water on dune surfaces on modern Mars by providing key observational proof of liquid water at low Martian latitudes, according to a study led by Prof. QIN Xia ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Final frontier is no longer alien
Beijing (XNA) May 02, 2023
Sci-fi depictions of life in space are often inspired by what is happening on our own planet. Since its release in January, the prequel of Chinese sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth (2019) has m ... more
MOON DAILY
China's International Lunar Research Station advances
Beijing, China (SPX) May 01, 2023
China National Space Administration (CNSA) and Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) Sign Joint Statement on International Lunar Research Station Cooperation On April 25, the fir ... more
MOON DAILY
China lunar samples gifted to Russia, France
Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2023
China has gifted lunar samples retrieved by the Chang'e 5 mission to Russia and France to boost lunar research, according to the China National Space Administration. The administration announc ... more
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DRAGON SPACE
China to promote space science progress on five themes
Hefei, China (XNA) Apr 27, 2023
China is planning to promote its space science development on five major themes, including research on habitable planets, and biological and physical sciences in space, a senior Chinese space expert ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Astronomers image for the first time a black hole's shadow together with a powerful jet
Green Bank WV (SPX) Apr 27, 2023
"Previously we had seen both the black hole and the jet in separate images, but now we have taken a panoramic picture of the black hole together with its jet at a new wavelength", says Ru-Sen Lu, fr ... more
MOON DAILY
Fly me to the Moon: Firms lining up lunar landings
Tokyo (AFP) April 26, 2023
Japan's ispace on Wednesday became the latest company to try, and fail, at a historic bid to put a private lunar lander on the Moon. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China to develop satellite constellation for deep space exploration
Hefei, China (XNA) Apr 27, 2023
China will develop a satellite constellation named Queqiao, or Magpie Bridge, to provide communications, navigation and remote-sensing services for deep space exploration, according to a senior Chin ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Chinese FM to visit Myanmar: ministry
Beijing (AFP) May 2, 2023
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Myanmar on Tuesday, Beijing said. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Zelensky says asked Xi for help with deported children
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 28, 2023
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he had asked his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to help bring back Ukrainian children deported by Russia. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US demands Beijing stop 'provocative and unsafe' acts in South China Sea
Washington (AFP) April 29, 2023
The United States called on China Saturday to stop "provocative and unsafe conduct" in the disputed South China Sea after a recent near-collision with a Philippines coast guard boat there, ramping up rhetoric ahead of a visit by the Filipino president to the White House. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Biden, Marcos to discuss countering Beijing in S.China Sea
Washington (AFP) May 1, 2023
Moves to check Beijing's aggressive expansion into the trade routes and strategic islands of the South China Sea will headline talks Monday between President Joe Biden and his Philippines counterpart Ferdinand Marcos at the White House. ... more

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SUPERPOWERS
Philippines won't become military staging post: Marcos
Manila (AFP) May 1, 2023
President Ferdinand Marcos said his government would not allow the Philippines to become a "staging post" for military action ahead of a meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
China says Philippine boat's 'provocative action' caused near-crash
Beijing (AFP) April 28, 2023
China said Friday that a near-collision in the South China Sea between a Chinese coast guard ship and Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists was caused by the latter's "premeditated and provocative action". ... more
WAR REPORT
Beijing-led talks on Ukraine a 'trap' for the West: analysts
Paris (AFP) April 27, 2023
China and Ukraine's leaders speaking this week raises the unflattering prospect of Kyiv and the West having to reject a Chinese proposal to end the Ukraine war, analysts say. ... more
UAV NEWS
Chinese 'scorpion' combat drone circles Taiwan
Taipei (AFP) April 28, 2023
A long-range Chinese combat drone capable of carrying a large weapons payload has circled Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said Friday. ... more
MILPLEX
Mali receives military equipment shipment from China
Bamako (AFP) April 27, 2023
Mali has received a rare delivery of military materiel from China, "exclusively acquired on the military budget", Defence Minister Sadio Camara said on Thursday. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
China sends navy to evacuate citizens in Sudan
Beijing (AFP) April 27, 2023
China has deployed its navy to rescue citizens from conflict-hit Sudan, the defence ministry in Beijing said on Thursday. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Chinese, Philippine vessels in 'David and Goliath' near-crash
Aboard The Brp Malabrigo (AFP) April 27, 2023
A Chinese coast guard ship cut off a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists in the disputed South China Sea, causing a near-collision, an AFP team on board another boat saw. ... more
WAR REPORT
Kremlin says welcomes any Ukraine peace efforts on its terms
Moscow (AFP) April 27, 2023
The Kremlin said Thursday it welcomed any attempt to end the Ukrainian conflict, on Moscow's terms, a day after the leaders of China and Ukraine had their first call since the offensive. ... more

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