04 July 2017
Rocket failure could delay China's Chang'e 5 mission
... into orbit last September. However, despite efforts to change its flight path after its successful blast off from ... which was touted to be the rocket of choice to get China's Chang'e-5 sample-return mission to the Moon in November 2017. In addition, ...
12 July 2016
Did two ancient supernovas cause cell mutation and climate change on Earth?
... eight times higher than normal and subsequently causing an increase in cloud-to-ground lightning. "There was climate change around this time," said Melott. "Africa dried out, and a lot of the forest turned into savannah...
16 January 2019
China unveils future space plans
...and verifying the feasibility of subsequent projects, but it's confirmed that there will be another three missions after Chang'e-5," said Wu Yanhua, deputy head of the CNSA, at a press conference of the State Council Information Office. Sticking with...
10 December 2018
First far side of the Moon mission underway
... lifted off on 8 December at 18:23 GMT/2:23 a.m. local China time. Chang’e 4 is comprised of a static lander and a 140 kilogram, six-.... The nation has two more missions lined up, Chang’e 5 and Chang’e 6, that will focus on collecting lunar samples...
January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
...to save the Earth, we should explore another logical project that would provide a way to cope with climate change. Creating a radiation shield at L1 to modulate solar radiation so that x-rays and ultraviolet radiation could be reduced, would mitigate...
16 January 2019
China grows cotton on the Moon
...at the start of the year, China's Chang'e-4 mission has pioneered the first mini biosphere experiment on the lunar ...surface. The Chang'e-4 probe carried a number of seeds along with cotton, ...
