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A Chinese firm's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink just launched its first satellites for the thousands-strong network Beijing plans to build
The Thousand Sails Constellation is planned to bring 15,000 satellites into orbit, and is one of th…
Matthew Loh
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ISRO announces plans to make India the third country to reach Mars, draws inspiration from NASA’s probes
ISRO is all set for the historic Mangalyaan-2 mission where the space agency will land a rover and …
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China is rapidly building an unusual assault ship with an apparent catapult system for launching planes, but its purpose is still a mystery
The large, unique Type 076 amphibious assault ship, boasting a catapult for launching fixed-wing ai…
Chris Panella
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Chinese scientists claim Star Wars-like laser submarines can blast US satellites
A powerful laser could threaten satellite networks, but there are many reasons to believe this sche…
Michael Peck
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China is building a huge network of satellites that could be used against US troops: intel chief
Maj. Gen. Greg Gagnon, deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, said China had developed …
Tom Porter
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America's X-37B vs. China's Shenlong: Top space planes and their shadowy role in orbital war
The US X-37B and China's Shenlong are competing unmanned space planes whose covert missions are get…
Benjamin Brimelow
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China takes on Elon Musk's Starlink with hundreds of low-orbit satellites
A Chinese company plans to launch the first in a network of 300 very-low-earth-orbit satellites in …
Polly Thompson
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China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier
China's coast guard fleet is the largest in the world, and it's looking to beef itself up with a de…
Matthew Loh
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China's historic moon mission is just the start of its plans to dominate space
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully returned to Earth carrying the first-ever samples from …
Tom Porter
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India launches a satellite to study black holes as it preps to become the fourth country to send humans into space
Monday's launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation is part of the country's broader space am…
Catherine Boudreau
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China's new aircraft carrier is being tested at sea for the first time, but US carriers 'remain in an echelon of their own,' expert says
China launched the first sea trial of its most advanced aircraft carrier, but it still falls short …
Thibault Spirlet
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The US accused China of offering Russia 'every support behind the scenes' for its war on Ukraine
China's actions are designed to help Russia and are "dangerous to the long-term stability in Europe…
Sinéad Baker
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China launches new test satellite
The Tianxing-1 test satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 10:08 a.m. (Beijing T…
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China navy secretly built what could be world's first drone aircraft carrier: report
Satellite imagery suggests that China has built an aircraft carrier specifically for drones. Its sm…
Thibault Spirlet
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China has a lot more missiles with US warships and bases in its sights
China has transformed its missile stockpiles and capabilities, shaping what war would look like in …
Chris Panella
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Satellites are the new climate police for oil and gas polluters
Michael Bloomberg pledged $40 million to a new climate initiative that will use satellites to ensur…
Catherine Boudreau,Erin Snodgrass
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China's plan to be the dominant power in space is moving at breathtaking speed. The US needs to wake up, officials say.
There is a very real risk, according to experts, that the US could soon lose its status as the worl…
Tom Porter
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China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971
China's new WZ-8 supersonic drone resembles the Lockheed D-21, a supersonic reconnaissance drone th…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A Chinese firm's answer to SpaceX's Falcon 9 blew up in a giant fireball after it accidentally launched during a test
Tianbing Aerospace Technology said it was testing its rocket engine when the Tianlong-3 left the la…
Matthew Loh
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China's newest aircraft carrier was spotted with aircraft mock-ups hinting at what its future air wing could look like
Images show the aircraft carrier Fujian hosting mock-ups of various aircraft, including a possible …