The rivalry between the two most powerful countries in the world, which has worsened in recent years and spread all over the world, has now spread beyond the earth to the heavenly realms. As China moves toward direct hostility with other regional neighbors while falling into the trap of strategic competition with the United States,… Read More »
China is returning to the mysterious far side of the moon, and this time the country will bring some souvenirs. The robotic Chang’e 6 mission launched today (May 3) at 5:27 a.m. EDT (0927 GMT; 5:27 p.m. Beijing time) and was launched aboard a Long March 5 rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in… Read More »
China has launched a probe that will fly to the far side of the moon and bring pieces of it back to Earth. The Chang’e-6 probe aims to help us better understand the far side of the lunar surface. The area is difficult to explore because radio communication with Earth has been lost; But because… Read More »
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China launched a lunar probe Friday to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could shed light on the differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It’s the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with… Read More »
WENCHANG SPACE LAUNCH SITE, China — China launched an uncrewed lunar spacecraft on Friday in a first-of-its-kind mission to return samples from the far side of the moon, the latest step in a rapidly advancing Chinese space program that is spurring competition with the United States and others. Chang’e 6 lifted off on time at… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China bulletin explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it’s affecting the world. China is scheduled to launch an uncrewed lunar mission aimed at returning samples from the far side of the moon for the first time, in a potentially big step… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China bulletin explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it’s affecting the world. China is scheduled to launch an uncrewed lunar mission aimed at returning samples from the far side of the moon for the first time, in a potentially big step… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China bulletin explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it’s affecting the world. In the early days of 2020, as science sought answers to a mysterious viral outbreak in central China, a leading Chinese virologist stepped forward to share critical data with… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China bulletin explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it’s affecting the world. In the early days of 2020, as science sought answers to a mysterious viral outbreak in central China, a leading Chinese virologist stepped forward to share critical data with… Read More »
Launch preparations are accelerating for the robotic Chang’e 6 mission, which will send China’s next spacecraft to the moon. The spacecraft is currently aboard the Long March 5 rocket at its launch site in Wenchang, China’s Hainan province. Chang’e 6 is reportedly scheduled to launch on Friday, May 3 at 03:50 UTC (0759 GMT; 15:50… Read More »