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On Monday, a Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre to send Siwei Gaojing-2 03 and 04 into the preset orbit. Photo: Xinhua
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China declares space milestone in launch of ‘self-driving’ radar satellites

Mapping satellites expected to provide data on natural resources, urban safety, emergency response and maritime affairs.

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Earth bids farewell to temporary ‘mini moon’ that is possibly a chunk of actual moon

US presidential election 2024

Musk’s SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster ‘chopsticks’ catch, as Trump looks on

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Old Hong Kong

That time Hong Kong almost caught its first live telecast from Apollo 12

The event drew the largest viewing audience in the city yet, but the sound was indistinct, the screen motionless: nothing happened.

Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr stands with the US flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 12 mission, in 1969. Photo: Nasa/Handout
Science

How a Chinese spacecraft will catch Mars rock samples for journey to Earth

A lightweight device on an orbiting module will capture a container about the size of a coffee can.

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Science

World first as Chinese sample reveals ‘young’ volcanic activity on moon’s far side

Chinese and US scientists have come up with some surprising results after testing rock samples collected by the Chang’e-6 lunar mission.

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Recap | Musk casts shadow on China’s space ambitions, moon sample swap stalls and more space news

US-China space rivalry, stalled moon sample swap talks, Shenzhou’s pioneering female space flight engineer and more latest China space news.

Negotiations have come to a standstill over an planned exchange of lunar samples from China’s Chang’e-5, pictured on its return to Earth last December, and samples collected by America’s Apollo missions. Photo: Xinhua via AP
UFOs and Extraterrestrial Life

New Pentagon report on UFOs reveals hundreds of incidents worldwide

Pentagon review includes cases of misidentified balloons, birds and satellites – and others that defy easy explanation.

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China’s FAST telescope a beacon of ‘soft power’, Shaw laureate says

Winners of the awards see top science and maths talent continuing to emerge from Chinese universities.

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US-China relations

China’s space ambitions face ‘huge test’ from Musk presence in Trump White House

Chinese observers say Beijing needs to stick to its own milestones and avoid getting into a race with the US if possible.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on stage at a campaign rally for Donald Trump during the US presidential election campaign. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK writer Samantha Harvey’s Orbital wins Booker Prize for fiction

In her novel set aboard the International Space Station, six astronauts circle the Earth, looping through 16 sunrises and sunsets in a day.

British novelist Samantha Harvey, author of the book “Orbital”, holds her trophy and a copy of her novel after winning the 2024 Booker Prize in London on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Science

Exclusive | Hopes dim for China and US space agencies to exchange moon samples

Space officials in China and the United States have been discussing a swap but Nasa has not been forthcoming, sources say.

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China’s Mars rover Zhurong finds evidence of ancient ocean on red planet

Data from Tianwen-1 mission offers clues about coastline of short-lived sea on Martian surface around 3.5 billion years ago, researchers say.

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US presidential election 2024

From chip war to TikTok ban: what tech can expect from Donald Trump

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, tech companies are bracing for a revamp of tech policies imposed by Joe Biden.

Tech giants are bracing for the return of Donald Trump to the White House. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China tech war

Musk’s SpaceX asks Taiwanese suppliers to move production abroad

The US company has requested multiple satellite component manufacturers to produce outside Taiwan, sources say.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from lthe Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan blasts world’s first wooden satellite into space

Data will be sent from the satellite to Japanese researchers to determine if it can withstand extreme changes in temperature.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Martha Stewart’s ex Charles Simonyi, the Hungarian-born billionaire

Bill Gates hired Simonyi as his 40th employee while Microsoft was a start-up; Simonyi dated Stewart for 15 years, including through her incarceration, then broke up with her to marry someone else.

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Japan

Japan launches defence satellite carried by new flagship rocket

Amid growing tension in the region, the satellite is designed for information-gathering and military operations.

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A new flagship rocket carrying a defence ministry communications satellite launched in southern Japan on Monday. Photo: Kyodo News via AP
Science

Why tiny water bears are true survivors – and what it might mean for astronauts

The microscopic animal has radiation-resistant genes that could have applications in space, crops and medicine, Chinese researcher says.

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Thailand set to be first country to join Chinese and US-led space initiatives

The Thai government has announced it will join the US-led Artemis Accords, despite also working with China on the ILRS.

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China launches Shenzhou-19 spacecraft, carrying its third female astronaut

Successful lift-off for three-person crew bound for Tiangong space station, with autonomous rendezvous and docking slated to follow.

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A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft and crew of three astronauts lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern China on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Science

Shenzhou-19 to send youngest crew, including nuclear rocket scientist, to space

Wang Haoze, 34, the only female space flight engineer in China, will be aboard Shenzhou-19 spaceship when it launches early on Wednesday.

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Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe (centre), Wang Haoze, left, and Song Lingdong will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission that launches from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. Photo: Xinhua
SpaceX

Nasa astronaut hospitalised after return from space station

The crew, which splashed down on Earth in a SpaceX capsule, had spent nearly eight months in orbit.

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US presidential election 2024

Concern over report of secret Putin talks as Elon Musk goes all-in for Trump

The head of Nasa says that claims Musk had contact with the Russian leader ‘should be investigated’, and ‘would be concerning’ if true.

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Aerospace: Companies

Chinese aerospace firm offers space tourists US$210,000 rocket rides from 2027

Deep Blue Aerospace sells 2 tickets for a trip it says features at least 5 minutes of weightlessness in outer space.

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Huo Liang, chairman of Deep Blue Aerospace, says his firm’s tickets may soon cost as little as “several hundred thousand yuan”, which netizens say is a “bargain” for space tourism. Photo: Weibo/Deep Blue Aerospace
Hong Kong science and tech

Opinion | Hong Kong’s low-altitude economy plans need good space weather data

Ensuring the safety and efficiency of drones and other low-altitude services requires coordination between local and mainland authorities.

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United States

US to ease restrictions on space-related exports to allies

The new rules could benefit companies like SpaceX and defence contractors with space units like Lockheed Martin, L3Harris and Boeing.

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Fashion

The astronaut wears Prada – new spacesuit for Nasa moon mission revealed

The Italian luxury brand has teamed up with private company Axiom Space to provide garments for the Artemis 3 project.

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