China's 'Sputnik Moment'

'Seen in the context of world turmoil in face of the pandemic and the Chinese 'miracle' of being the only country in the world to control it, this is not merely a 'Sputnik' moment, but a 'Sputnik......

Is China ahead of India in the space race?

'China pumps in a lot more money than what we do. China's space budget is close to $5 billion while it is hardly $1 billion for us.' 'We manage the programmes within the constraints of our budget.......

China's lunar rover creates first 'footprint' on the far side of the moon

China’s lunar rover has left the first-ever “footprint” on the far side of the moon, officials said on Friday, hours after the robotic spacecraft successfully soft-landed on the......

China's moon rover Jade Rabbit comes 'back to life'

China's troubled moon rover Yutu or Jade Rabbit has come back to life from a troubled dormancy although experts are still trying to figure out the cause of its abnormality, officials said on......

Axed Pietersen sinks boot into struggling England, slams captain Cook

Sacked batsman Kevin Pietersen has put the blow-torch on Alastair Cook's England, saying the team's series defeat to Sri Lanka showed senior players are still shell-shocked from the 5-0 Ashes......