CZ-6 launches 13 satellites from the Taiyuan
06 November 2020
A Long March-6 carrier rocket launched on 06 November 13 satellites from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellites, including 10 commercial remote sensing satellites developed by Argentine company Satellogic, took off at 11:19 BJT.
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A glimpse at what Chang'e 5 might get us from the Moon
05 November 2020
In her article for Nature science magazine, Smriti Mallapaty talks about how and where Chang'e 5 will collect samples. Likely to launch on 24 November, the expectations within the scientific community are high. Smriti Mallapaty also reflects on what the scientists hope to find on hand the lunar material and how China might give access to the samples.
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Space-ground astronomy project
04 November 2020
As part of the Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST) project, the construction of a space science centre has begun for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province is the lead institute for this science centre which will be ready within 3 years. The Chinese Space Station Telescope is planned for launch in 2024. The telescope will function as a space optical observatory for Chinese scientists to carry out sky surveys, said Yu Cong, a professor with the university, told Xinhua earlier this week. The China Manned Space Engineering Office plans to build four CSST science centers nationwide.
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FAST closes in on radio burst mystery in sky
05 November 2020
Recent FAST data suggests fast radio bursts originate from activity in the magnetosphere of neutron stars - the super-dense remnants of massive stars. The finding concludes a decadelong scientific debate on the origin of the phenomenon, which was first discovered in 2007. Scientists have also hypothesized that most fast radio bursts may be emitted by a special class of neutron stars called magnetars that have extremely strong magnetic fields. The most magnetic stars in the universe, they have a field strength up to a thousand trillion times stronger than that of Earth.
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RELATED: FAST identified 240 pulsars
06 November 2020
FAST has identified more than 240 pulsars, according to the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Based on the data collected by FAST, scientists have published over 40 quality papers. With the help of the advanced telescope, Chinese research teams have become a key force in studying fast radio bursts.
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