A Rabbit in Trouble
February 4, 2014
In mid-December the Chinese successfully landed the Chang’e 3 (‘Moon Goddess’) spacecraft on the Moon, becoming the first lunar soft landing since 1976. Its 140kg lunar rover passenger is...Read More
News - February 2014
Very Special Solar Eclipse
February 4, 2014
Coinciding with Chinese New Year, this New Moon was also associated with a special solar eclipse, but it wasn’t visible from Earth...Read More
Year of the Horse
February 4, 2014
We have entered the Chinese Year of the Horse, which in 2014-15 has 383 days (31 Jan 2014 to 17 Feb 2015). Chinese months always start at New Moon, and each year also begins on a New Moon, so...Read More