Dec 17 Moon rocks in hand, China prepares for future moon missions By Sam McNeil, Associated Press Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Chang'e 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for future missions that could set the stage for an eventual lunar base to host human explorers. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 6:08 News Wrap: U.S. negotiates with Pfizer to secure more coronavirus vaccine doses In our news wrap Wednesday, Trump administration officials confirmed they are negotiating to buy more of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo self-quarantines after coming in contact with the virus, President-elect Biden formally introduced Pete Buttigieg as his… Continue watching
Dec 16 Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks By Associated Press A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth Thursday with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. Continue reading
Dec 11 Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law By Zen Soo, Associated Press Local broadcaster TVB said Friday that Lai, the founder of the Apple Daily tabloid, was charged on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security. He is the most high-profile person to be charged under the law since… Continue reading
Dec 04 U.S. imposes visas restrictions on more Chinese citizens By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the restrictions will apply to Chinese Communist Party officials or anyone else taking part in propaganda or influence campaigns linked to the United Front Work Department. Continue reading
Dec 03 Chinese moon probe begins return to Earth with lunar samples By Associated Press Chang’e 5, the third Chinese spacecraft to land on the moon and the first to take off from it again, is the latest in a series of increasingly ambitious missions for Beijing’s space program. Continue reading
Dec 02 China's space ambitions include a robot on Mars and a human on the moon By Joe McDonald, Victoria Milko, Associated Press China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable space plane and is planning to put humans back on… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: AG Barr says no evidence of large-scale election fraud In our new wrap Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr has dealt a fresh blow to President Trump's claims of widespread election fraud, and a key scientific committee told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the first COVID-19… Continue watching
Dec 01 China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth By Joe McDonald, Associated Press A Chinese spacecraft landed on the moon Tuesday to bring back lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the government announced. Continue reading
Nov 23 China launches mission to bring back material from moon surface By Sam McNeil, Associated Press If successful, it would be a major advance for China's space program, and some experts say it could pave the way for bringing samples back from Mars or even a crewed lunar mission. Continue reading