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9 September, 2024
LATEST China Science NEWS

Chinese sweat and blood – not soldiers – have left their mark on Panama Canal

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Illustration: Henry Wong

China calls for overseas education ventures in push for tech advancement

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China’s leadership has called on local authorities to “enhance high-quality international collaborations in academia, industry and research”. Photo: AFP

China’s Tiangong experiments generate oxygen, rocket fuel in exploration advance

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Astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station are conducting research that is expected to provide critical technical support for human survival and exploration in outer space. Photo: CCTV

China names lunar crater after Manhattan Project physicist Chien-Shiung Wu

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Chien-Shiung Wu visited China many times from the 1970s onwards to lecture and promote physics research and education. Photo: Wikipedia

China runs hypersonic air-to-air missile tests in extreme Mars mission tunnel

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Details of the final evaluations of full-scale missile prototypes have been published in a peer-reviewed paper for Chinese-language journal Equipment Environmental Engineering. Photo: CCTV
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Chien-Shiung Wu visited China many times from the 1970s onwards to lecture and promote physics research and education. Photo: Wikipedia
Science

China names lunar crater after Manhattan Project physicist Chien-Shiung Wu

Chinese-American scientist was dubbed the ‘first lady of physics’, but her contributions to her native land remain shrouded in mystery.

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Hong Kong society

Stargazers can expect to see rare comet appear in Hong Kong skies

SpaceX

SpaceX repeats stunning ‘chopsticks’ catch, but Starship explodes in test flight

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SpaceX

Blue Origin reaches orbit in first New Glenn launch, misses booster landing

The New Glenn rocket, named after the first US astronaut to orbit Earth, has been in development for about a decade.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifts off. Photo: AP
SpaceX

Private US, Japanese lunar landers head to moon on a single rocket

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost expected to touch down in March, ispace’s Resilience in May or June.

United States

Bezos’ Blue Origin scrubs launch of rocket poised to challenge Musk’s SpaceX

Blue Origin’s first orbital flight of the New Glenn rocket was cancelled due to technical issues, delaying its challenge to SpaceX’s dominance in the launch market.

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Chinese scientists simulate ‘hunting’ Starlink satellites in orbit

Taking inspiration from whales, Chinese researchers have created their own method for targeting satellite constellations.

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A SpaceX rocket takes Starlink satellites into orbit. Photo: AP
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China plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar power

Chinese rocket scientist reveals blueprint for ‘incredible project’ to build solar power station in space using super heavy rockets.

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Science

‘Gift from heaven’: China astronauts develop super niobium alloy for aerospace

An experiment conducted in space has helped Chinese scientists do the impossible – and it could revolutionise aerospace technology.

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United States

Bezos’s Blue Origin poised for first orbital launch in days

The Amazon founder is hoping his new rocket will ignite a fresh challenge to Musk’s SpaceX dominance.

Blue Origin is to launch its first orbital space craft this coming week. File photo: AFP
Science

Moon’s magnetic pull lasted much longer than thought: Chinese study

Lunar rocks collected by China’s Chang’e-5 mission reveal new details that may offer key insights into planetary habitability and evolution.

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Samples collected by China’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission have shown that the moon’s magnetic field lasted much longer than previously thought. Photo: Shutterstock
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China beats Starlink to hi-res space-ground laser transmission at 6G standard

Commercial satellite company sets 100Gbps speed record – 10 times faster than its previous feat less than a year earlier.

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Science

China’s Tiangong space station research aims to ‘break technology choke points’

Thousands of experiments to be conducted over the next 10-15 years intended to serve the country’s crewed exploration programme.

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SpaceX

Musk’s Starlink to bring satellite-powered mobile service to Ukraine

Customers of Ukraine’s largest mobile operator will be able to use space-based connectivity when terrestrial network service is unavailable.

A Falcon-9 rocket launched by Space X carrying Starlink satellites. Photo: ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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China’s final 2024 rocket fails but it’s still a record year for launches

Four-stage Kinetica-1 Y6 suffers ‘attitude instability’ three stages in, with makers CAS Space investigating causes.

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All five previous Kinetica-1 launches have been successful, and delivered 57 satellites into orbit in total. Photo: Xinhua
United States

Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with sun’s scorching surface

Space agency confirmed probe had successfully made closest approach to sun. Craft is expected to circle sun until at least September.

US-China relations

China warns ‘dangerous’ US actions are raising risk of space arms race

Defence ministry in Beijing issues warning after the US Space Force extended its operations to Japan for the first time this month.

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United States

Nasa probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun on Christmas Eve

This daring mission aims to unlock the Sun’s mysteries, and improve space-weather forecasts.

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An artist’s rendering of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. Photo: Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/Nasa/AP
Japan

Japan brewery aims to make world’s first space sake, sell it for US$640,000

Asahi Shuzo said the ingredients would be sent to the International Space Station in late 2025.

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How the launch of China’s GuoWang satellites differs from its US Starlink rival

Details have emerged on the key distinctions between China’s recent internet satellite launch and SpaceX’s constellation.

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Donald Trump

Meet Jared Isaacman, Trump’s pick for Nasa head and a friend to Elon Musk

Isaacman has led and funded two SpaceX missions to date – now, US president-elect Donald Trump has tapped him to head Nasa as the agency moves towards more commercial operations.

Meet Trump’s pick to head Nasa, Jared Isaacman, who founded his first unicorn start-up at 16, was the first civilian to perform a spacewalk and is tight with Elon Musk. Photo: @rookisaacman/X
China's space programme

Hong Kong scientists to build robot for China’s Chang’e-8 moon mission

Researchers from HKUST will lead team to develop lunar surface robot that will help pave way for research facility at moon’s south pole.

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In addition to the robot, the Chang’e-8 mission will also feature a lunar rover. Illustration: CNSA
China's space programme

Editorial | Science the winner as Chinese astronauts spacewalk to record

Hi-tech advances in spacesuits resulting from previous missions helped make the nine-hour feat possible.

Science

Chinese astronauts complete world record-breaking spacewalk at 9 hours

Shenzhou-19 crew members Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong installed space protection devices and conducted maintenance outside Tiangong.

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Chinese culture

Opinion | China’s scientific breakthroughs can lead to linguistic ones too

While English is used in most global scientific exchanges, publishing more papers in Chinese could facilitate linguistic innovation and inclusion.

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The returner of the Chang’e-6 lunar probe is opened during a ceremony at the China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing, China, on June 26. Photo: Xinhua
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong students to learn about Chinese science feats in subject revamp plan

Draft of updated junior secondary subject aims to help students ‘recognise’ country’s contributions to science, space exploration.

The Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket. Students will learn about China’s contributions to space exploration. Photo: Xinhua
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Chinese space defence expert Zhang Xiaoxin dies in car crash in Beijing

Zhang, 62, a pioneer in China’s space weather sector, is remembered for his outstanding contribution to monitoring and warning technology.

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Tourism

Eclipse-chasing on Easter Island, amid the moai statues

An eclipse-chaser visited Rapa Nui to enjoy a mystical experience: the island’s first ‘ring of fire’ since 1788, viewed from among its mysterious stone heads.

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