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The Long March 5B, a 22-ton Chinese rocket, crashed back to Earth this weekend. Where will it land?

When you are asked, “What is it?” this weekend, here’s your answer: Long March 5B, a 44,000-pound rocket body spinning toward Earth. But scientists aren’t sure when and where this debris is — from the Chinese launch last Sunday Wentian space station module — about to land. The Aerospace Corporation did release the latest prediction path for the debris – with the disclaimer that it’s too early to be sure. Experts believe that 20 percent to 40 percent of the massive rocket’s body mass will survive its fiery journey through Earth’s atmosphere to the planet’s surface, but not intact. Seventy percent of the planet is covered in oceans, so the odds are that whatever remains of the rocket will land in water, but that’s not guaranteed. Shrugging in response to the potential danger of the Long March 5B debris is nothing new. Aaron Boley, co-director of the Outer Space Institute and planetary astronomer at the University of British Columbia, said about 70 percent of rockets that orbit and r

Another 21-ton Chinese rocket crashes to Earth

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Yet another out-of-control Chinese rocket sparked concern – a year after one of Beijing’s spacecraft rained debris over the Indian Ocean. Experts fear that part of the 21-ton Long March 5B rocket, which was launched into space on Sunday, may fail to burn completely as it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere. Then it will fall to the surface in an uncertain location and at high speed. Although the chances of debris hitting an inhabited area are very low, many experts think that China is taking an unnecessary risk. The country’s newest rocket was launched from the Wenchang launch site in the southern island province of Hainan over the weekend. The craft carries a new solar-powered laboratory, the Wentian experimental module, which will be added to China’s growing Tiangong Space Station. However, experts worry that part of the rocket’s core stage could fall to Earth – in a repeat of China’s launch last May that saw debris strewn across the Indian Ocean. At the time, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson

China promotes 'right aesthetics' after online storm over Chinese model's eye shape

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阅读 中文版 After she finished high school, Wandi Cao’s mother had advice about her appearance. Key points: A recent controversy has swirled around some Chinese models because of the shape of their eyes Critics say the ads are caricatures or follow Western views Chinese government has urged TV companies to promote “right aesthetics” “My mother tried to persuade me to have double eyelid plastic surgery, so ‘my life would be so much easier’,” Cao told ABC China Tonight. Growing up in China, the 27-year-old model never thought she could “fit up with mainstream beauty standards”. “They thought my high cheekbones would curse my husband and my small eyes,” she said. “But I didn’t think it would change my personality and abilities, and I didn’t necessarily look prettier, so I didn’t.” Now living in Sydney, Cao moved to Melbourne in 2016 and started modeling. In Australia, she received a lot of praise for her looks from photographers and designers. It took him some time to realize that this comment

Chinese property, banking pain has iron ore in bear pressure

Rio appears to be doing a pretty good job of controlling those costs, and there are new opportunities in terms of improving operational efficiency, including the first ore from the vital new Gudai-Darri mine. But it’s hard to shake off concerns that Australia’s big iron ore miners are facing worrying pressure, with falling demand and rising costs conspiring to stifle profitability. That’s important for investors – Rio’s shares fell 2.6 percent on Friday, picking up losses since their recent peak last month to 21 percent, while BHP fell 24 percent over the same period – but also for Australia’s state and federal governments, for which royalties and strong iron ore taxes have been a boon over the last few years. The supply side is not an issue here, given that large iron ore miners have strong cost discipline and keep volumes under control. But the demand picture is deteriorating as China’s economy continues to suffer. China’s economy is treading water One of Australia’s most senior iro

Heart-healthy and lower sodium version of traditional Chinese cuisine lowers blood pressure

DALLAS, July 11, 2022 — Blood pressure levels fell significantly among Chinese adults with high blood pressure who ate heart-healthy, low-sodium traditional Chinese cuisine for four weeks, according to new research published today in the main journal of the American Heart Association. Circulation . A key feature of the Chinese heart-healthy diet, modeled along the lines of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), is sodium reduction. An unhealthy diet, especially one high in sodium, is a major modifiable risk factor for high blood pressure. “Compared to the nutritional composition of the typical Chinese diet in urban China, our heart-healthy diet of traditional Chinese cuisine cuts sodium in half, from 6,000 mg daily to 3,000 mg daily, reducing fat intake and doubling dietary fiber. It also increases protein, carbohydrates, and potassium,” said first author and co-chair of the study team Yanfang Wang, Ph.D., a nutritionist and research professor at Peking University Clinic

With more than 8000 satellites in space, Chinese scientists use 'new technique' to clean up threatening space junk

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Chinese space scientists are using an enormous space sail to reduce the orbit of the newly launched Long March 2 rocket, China’s state-owned Global Times reported on July 6. This is the first experiment ever carried out on a rocket. Russia ‘Smokescreens’ $3.7B Kerch Bridge As US Says Ukraine Could Attack Europe’s Longest Bridge This deorbiting screen developed by Institute 805 of the Shanghai Academy of Spacecraft Technology (SAST) allows a malfunctioning or ‘dead’ spacecraft to leave orbit faster to contain the spread of space debris. It was mounted on the payload capsule of the Long March-2D Y64 carrier rocket that was launched into space on June 23 and put into orbit on June 26, according to SAST. The sails are kite-like sheets that stretch up to 25 square meters and are one-tenth the diameter of a hair, according to developer SAST. Once opened, the sail increases the drag acting on the spacecraft, which is why it is also called a ‘drag’ sail, thus slowing the spacecraft out of its