The proposed mission would involve a new planet-hunting telescope that would scan nearby stars for signs of Earth-like worlds ...

Nevertheless, given the important implications of the SGIIN project on China’s overall economic and military capabilities, it ...

China plans to hit an asteroid ... its orbit “at the end of the 14th five-year plan (2021-2025), or 2025, 2026”. “We will start to improve land- and space-based monitoring and early warning ...

China will seek a region-wide deal with almost a dozen Pacific island countries covering policing, security and data ...

China’s first large space telescope could launch as soon as 2023. The new telescope will be called the Chinese Space Station ...

But lunar work was dealt a setback in 2017 when the Long March-5 Y2 ... least 10 years -- realising an ambition to maintain a long-term human presence in space. While China does not plan to ...

The Chinese space agency is targeting 2025 or 2026 to conduct the test, a timeline that coincides with the end of China’s 14th Five-year plan period, according to Wu. In addition, Wu said the ...

The Tianzhou 5 cargo and Shenzhou 15 crewed missions will launch late in the year ... new materials and space technology, Chinese space officials have said. The original plan, first laid down ...

After final assembly, Tiangong will have a mass of 100 tons — or 1/5 that of the International Space Station. Chinese officials plan to operate the station for 10 years, with a possible ...

Taking a balanced look at the issues that have contributed to the decline of America's manned space program, such as lack of political support and funding, Johnson-Freese offers not only a critique ...

Tourists flock to the town of 30,000 people a few times a year to ... the Long March 5 and Long March 7 rockets, the launch of the Tianhe core module for China’s Tiangong space station, the ...

China will seek a region-wide deal with almost a dozen Pacific islands covering policing, security and data communications ...