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One of the world’s leading space powers, China, is developing a new robotic defense system for its Tiangong space station.
Asteroids are the ancient remnants of our solar system's birth, rocky fragments that never formed into planets. Most of these ...
The Sun's unpredictable outbursts are causing satellites to return to Earth sooner than anticipated, occasionally leaving debris behind.
Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...
Former Olympian Tom Daley speaks about new documentary 1.6 Seconds at screening. The former Olympian revealed the meaning behind his new documentary about his life as an Olympic gold medallist.
Check out the Tiangong space station's solar arrays move in these views captured by a camera outside the Tianhe module. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited b ...
The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, ...
China launches Tianwen-2 to collect asteroid samples and chase a rare comet, marking a bold leap in its high-stakes Solar System exploration mission.
It would be a mistake to underestimate the rush of patriotism that would almost inevitably occur if the United States were ...
China’s space agency has launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from a pair of asteroids near Mars ...
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China Launches Mission to Retrieve Asteroid Samples
China embarked on Thursday on its first mission to retrieve samples from a nearby asteroid, with the nighttime launch of its ...