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Discover how astronomers use stellar parallax to navigate spacecraft in deep space without relying on Earth-based beacons.

Observing time distortions could show whether Einstein's theory of general relativity accounts for the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

Time seems to move faster at the National Space Science Center on the outskirts of Beijing. Researchers are rushing around this brand-new compound of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in ...

The appeal is straightforward. Solar panels on Earth depend on weather. They shut down at night, sulk under clouds, and fade during winter. In contrast, a solar array parked 36,000 kilometers above ...

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Ji Wu is director-general of the National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Since 2007, China has launched two lunar orbiters and a lander. In 2019, it plans to ...