Since the commencement of the first SETI observation in 2019, China’s Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence program has garnered momentum through domestic support and international collaborations. Several observations targeting exoplanets and […]
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Posted inAstrogeology, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Press Release
Zhurong Radar Detects Buried Polygons Beneath Utopia Planitia On Mars
A joint research team led by the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) has reported the discovery of buried palaeo-polygonal terrain beneath Utopia Planitia […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Astrobiology (general), Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Space Stations, Status Report
China Exoplanet Habitability and Ecosystem Space Experiment (CHEESE) On China’s Space Station (CSS)
The experiment of exo-ecosystem and the exploration of extraterrestrial habitability aims to explore the adaptation of terrestrial life in space conditions for the manned space program and the future interstellar […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Missions & Hardware, Press Release
The Tianlin Mission: A 6m UV/Opt/IR Space Telescope To Explore The Habitable Worlds And The Universe
It is expected that the ongoing and future space-borne planet survey missions including TESS, PLATO, and Earth 2.0 will detect thousands of small to medium-sized planets via the transit technique, […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Astronomy & Telescopes, SETI & Technosignatures, Status Report
A Search for Extraterrestrial Technosignatures in Archival FAST Survey Data Using a New Procedure
The aim of “search for extraterrestrial intelligence” (SETI) commensal surveys is to scan the sky to find possible technosignatures from the extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI).
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Chinese And New Zealand Scientists Dive to One of the Ocean’s Deepest Regions
A submersible pilot from China and a New Zealand scientist have become the first women to dive to Scholl Deep in the Kermadec Trench, 10 km below sea level.
Posted inImaging & Spectroscopy, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Status Report
Himalayan Mountains in Nepal and Bhutan as Seen from Orbit
This Envisat Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) reduced resolution image was acquired on 16 October 2004 along the southern rim of the Himalayas defining the edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
Posted inImaging & Spectroscopy, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Status Report
Himalayan Mountains in Nepal, Bhutan, China, and India As Viewed From Orbit
This Envisat image captures Asia’s diverse topography, altitude and climate with the snow-sprinkled Himalayan Mountains marking the barrier between the peaks of the Tibetan Plateau (top) in Central Asia and […]