Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

China launches Shenzhou 13 astronauts on historic mission to new space station


None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Space.com

Read more on:

Photo of Launches

Launches

Photo of China

China

Photo of Space

Space

Related news:

News photo

NASA’s Mission to Visit 8 Asteroids, Lucy, Launches on October 16th

News photo

Virgin Galactic delays next crewed space launch to 2022

News photo

At 5 Lagrangian points (L1-L5) the pull of the Sun, Earth, and Moon balance. Joseph Lagrange (1736-1813) discovered them. L2 is 1.5 million km farther from the Sun than Earth and 4 X farther from Earth than the Moon. It will be home to the James Webb Space Telescope and other advanced space probes.