13 January 2020
The year 2019 witnessed 34 space launches by China. And the nation's aerospace industry will see a busy year in 2020, with the number of space launches expected to exceed 40. Then what to expect in 2020?
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Nation soars ahead with space missions
Last year, a long chapter was written in the history of China's space industry, with a host of memorable events taking place. The nation carried out more space missions than any other country, with 32 successful orbital launches.
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03 January 2020
On 3 January 2020, the Ground Research and Application System (GRAS) of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Project publicly released scientific data acquired by Chang'e 4 during the 1st to 12th lunar day. The Landing Camera (LCAM), installed at the bottom of the lander, has acquired the lunar surface images surrounding the landing site at a height of 2 km to 4 m during the lander's descending phase. The Level 2A scientific data released, contain a total of 5.441 data record files (.2A file), each of which is accompanied by a descriptive label file (.2AL) of the same name (in total: 10.882 files).
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Also, the scientific data acquired by 5 scientific payloads on-board Chang'e-4 lander and rover during the 1st to 12th lunar day were made available. A total of 17,239 data files, with a total data volume of 20.9 GB were released.
Lander: LCAM Level 2A Scientific Data / TCAM Level 2C Scientific Data
Rover: PCAM Level 2B Scientific Data / LPR Level 2B Scientific Data / VNIS Level 2B Scientific Dat
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11 January 2020
China completed commissioning of the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope on 11 January, putting it into formal operation after a productive three-year trial. The telescope will gradually open to astronomers around the globe, providing them with a powerful tool to uncover the mysteries surrounding the genesis and evolutions of the universe. It was revealed that the construction cost were nearly 1.2-billion-yuan (around 170 million USD). 
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FAST telescope in numbers: FAST & advanced - Unveiling the secrets behind the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, in the mountains of China's Guizhou.
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11 January 2020
Lists of China's and the world's top 10 sci-tech news events, jointly selected by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, were announced on 11 January in Beijing. The 10 major China's scientific and technological news events included the first-ever soft landing on the Moon's far side by the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, the discovery of the largest ever stellar black hole by Chinese astronomers, as well as the successful in-orbit tests of the country's first space-based gravitational wave detection experiment satellite Taiji-1.
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