China plans to explore asteroids and land on one

The target asteroid for landing is Aphobis, an asteroid of about 400 m length, which will come close in 2029, missing the earth by about 30,000 kilometers. In 2012, China’s second lunar probe, Chang’e-2, after successfully completing its mission,...

Hefei starts construction of comprehensive national science center

CAS Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences has already built 3 large-scale scientific units: a synchrotron, a superconducting tokamak and a steady-state strong magnetic field device. Next to Beijing, it is among the country’s most densely populated science areas. The...