Unlike NASA's approach of launching two separate spacecraft, China reportedly plans to send its observer and impactor ...

China is studying an on-orbit kinetic impact test mission for planetary defense that would target a small near-Earth asteroid ...

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Tuesday that China will establish a coordinated ground- and space-based monitoring system for near-Earth asteroids to provide early warning ...

For China, planetary defense is about building its international image and strengthening national security. However, the same ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China has announced that it wants to develop a "space-ground" asteroid early-warning network, while providing few details on what ...

Scientists from the China National Space Administration outlined a plan to directly change an asteroid’s trajectory relative ...