Chinese researchers help demystify decades-long Moon mystery

A new study by a Chinese research team has shed new light on the presence and formation of ferric iron (Fe3+), a version of iron that contai...

Chinese astronauts return from 6-month mission in space

Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, who spent half a year aboard China’s Tiangong space station, have safely made it back...

Video: Chinese astronauts deliver live science lessons from space

Three Chinese astronauts of China’s Shenzhou 14 flight crew gave a science lecture live from the Tiangong space station on Wednesday mornin...

China’s space program discovers new mineral from the Moon in 46-year first

China has discovered a new mineral from the Moon for the first time in the country’s history, 46 years after Russia’s Luna 24 mission in 19...

Chinese astronauts successfully grow rice in space

Chinese astronauts have successfully grown rice on the Tiangong space station as an experiment into how astronauts can grow food on long sp...

A Chinese unmanned Mars mission has successfully mapped the entirety of the Red Planet

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Wednesday that the unmanned Tianwen-1 mission has mapped the entire Mars surfac...

China publishes — and then deletes — report it detected what may be an alien signal

Researchers in China released a now-deleted report of a “suspicious” signal from space that may be evidence of an advanced alien civilizati...

‘Cause I, I, I’m in the stars tonight’: BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ to be first K-pop song played in space

BTS’ “Dynamite” may be the first-ever K-pop song to be played in outer space. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute in collaboration with...

China plans to conduct asteroid defense system test that can blow space rocks out of orbit by 2025

China has announced its plan to test its asteroid monitoring and defense system, Wu Yanhua, the deputy director of the China National Space...

Chinese astronauts back home after historic 6-month mission in space

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after successfully completing a six-month mission aboard China’s Tiangong space stat...

Indian American astronaut Raja Chari conducts his first spacewalk

NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission commander Raja Chari conducted his first spacewalk on Tuesday. Chari, 44, spent almost seven hours in th...

China’s Chang’E 5 lunar lander is first in history to find water on the moon up close

China’s Chang'E- 5 became the first lunar mission to detect water on the Moon’s surface in real time in 2020. The craft’s onboard min...

Shenzhou-13 crew member becomes first female Chinese astronaut to complete spacewalk

Wang Yaping has become the first female astronaut from China to walk in space. Making history: Wang made her historic spacewalk from Sunday ...

Yusaku Maezawa to become third billionaire to enter space, first Japanese space tourist to visit the ISS

Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is set to become the first Japanese space tourist to visit the International Space Station (ISS) this December. G...

A spacecraft is named after Ellison Onizuka, NASA’s first Asian American astronaut

Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian American astronaut, was recently honored with a NASA spacecraft named after him.  A fallen hero: Aerospace ...

Virgin Galactic’s Sirisha Bandla becomes 3rd Indian American woman to reach space

Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla became the third Indian American woman to go to space after being part of the Virgin Galactic’s f...

China Successfully Brings Back World’s First Lunar Samples in 40 Years

China has recently brought rocks collected from the “Mons Rümker” region, a volcanic complex in the moon that has not been previ...

Indonesian Man ‘Cheated’ After Selling Potential $1.7 Million Meteorite for $14K

An Indonesian man has cleared up he did not become an overnight millionaire from the meteorite that crashed into his home, as western media ...

China Unveils New Rocket That Will Take Astronauts to the Moon

China’s space program has taken another step forward after it unveiled the new rocket astronauts will use for its future manned moon mission...

New Spacecraft Named After the First Female Indian Astronaut Kalpana Chawla

The next International Space Station (ISS) bound spacecraft has been named after Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian descent to enter ...

Indian Schoolgirls Spot Asteroid Headed to Earth

A pair of 10th graders from India has discovered an asteroid that will eventually find its way toward planet Earth. Schoolgirl scientists: R...

Meet Jonny Kim – The Man Every Asian Tiger Mom Compares You To

“Why are you not like Auntie Yi’s kid?! He works so hard.” “Did you know that Steve’s kid just got into Harvar...

China’s Mars Lander Completes First Successful Public Test

As NASA prepares for its ambitious trip to Mars next year, China is also making significant headway on its own mission to reach the Red Plan...

First Asian Astronaut Phạm Tuân Went to Space 39 Years Ago Today

Phạm Tuân, a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator and retired lieutenant general, made history 39 years ago for becoming the first ever Vietnam...

China’s Lunar Spacecraft Grows the Very First Plants on the Moon

Nearly two weeks after making a successful landing on the dark side of the moon with Chang’e 4, China’s moon mission saw the first spr...

China Reveals FIRST EVER Photos of Dark Side of the Moon from Chang’e 4

The first on-land photos of the far side of the moon (famously referred to as the dark side of the moon) have now been sent to Earth by the ...

The Philippines Just Made Moves to Create Their Own Space Agency

While the Philippines has been involved in space technology for decades, its space program was decentralized and maintained by various agenc...

Inside China’s $61 Million Mars Simulation Base in the Gobi Desert

A state-of-the-art “Mars simulation base” that will serve as “part research facility and part tourist attraction” has been unvei...

Japan Successfully Lands 2 Rovers on Surface of Asteroid Ryugu

After a four-year journey, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa2 has successfully landed two rovers on the surface of carbon...

Japan is Going to Test the World’s First ‘Space Elevator’

A team of Japanese researchers working on a “space elevator” will run its first trial through a miniature version next week. The test equipm...

Chinese Space Station is Crashing to Earth, But No One Knows Where Yet

In the next few weeks, Tiangong-1 –China’s first space station is expected to crash back to Earth and scientists have so far been unab...

Japan Offers $3,500 to Almost Anyone Who Will Live in a Fake Space Station For 2 Weeks

Japan’s space agency is in search for anyone willing to spend two weeks in isolation and away from the outside world for some good money. Ja...

Japanese Astronaut Causes Stir After Thinking He Grew 3.5 Inches in Space

After claiming to have gained a significant height increase in one month while on a mission to the International Space Station, a Japanese a...

China to Be the First Country to Land on the Moon’s Dark Side

China is gearing up to land on the dark side of the moon, a pioneering move that will cement its position as a world leader in space explora...

China is Going After SpaceX With a Reusable Spacecraft By 2020

Chinese scientists and engineers are said to be close to finishing a futuristic spaceplane capable of flying into the orbit and returning to...

Why India is Going to the Moon Again

India is now extensively conducting a series of tests to prepare for its second moon mission since 2008. The much anticipated Chandrayaan-2 ...