Space Exploration

How Will the Chinese Transform the Moon?

Their daring and innovative ideas could potentially save Earth—without any US involvement.

Friedrich Hayek’s Invisible Hand Can’t Reach Space

Market rules don't always work well on Earth, let alone in space.

NASA Rushing towards China’s Moon Rocks

Why is the US coveting China, the very country it sanctions, for Moon rock samples?

Einstein Probe: The Satellite That Triggered Taiwan’s Island-Wide Air Raid Alert

How did a routine satellite launch trigger such a response? We delve into the interesting story of the Einstein Probe, a Chinese mainland satellite that inadvertently caused an island-wide air defens...

As China Celebrates 10 Years on the Moon, NASA Reaches Out for Chang’e 5 Moon Samples

While geopolitics may constrain collaboration, for now, the future of space science is very promising.