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It marks first time a satellite made in China is shipped to European Space Agency, and for a Chinese team to help assemble and test at an ESA facility.
The exodus of ethnic Chinese from the US continues as renowned scientists such as Yan Ning and Yau Shing-Tung return to institutions at home.
Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy (LEIA) took high-quality images of X-ray sources, including the centre of our galaxy, Magellanic Clouds and Scorpius constellation.
Developed by Landspace and known as the Zhuque-2, it’s expected to be launched between December 4 and 15 from the Gobi Desert, according to source.
The images from the James Webb telescope have energised the scientific community. Meanwhile, China’s space programme is making rapid progress, and its Xuntian telescope, with its massive field of vision, could find synergies with the US facility.