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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…
December 18, 2020
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…
November 20, 2020
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…
October 2, 2020
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…
September 15, 2020
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…
July 29, 2020
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…
February 21, 2020
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…
November 15, 2019
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…
July 23, 2019
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…
January 16, 2019
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…
January 3, 2019
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…
December 12, 2018
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 unveiled…
October 17, 2018