On the morning of May 21, Shenzhen will be experiencing a rare annular solar eclipse that will last more than three minutes. The last annular solar eclipse viewed in Shenzhen happened on April 19, 1958. According to the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory the partial solar eclipse will start at 5:40 am, and then the annular solar [...]
In a meeting that discussed disaster relief plans last week, the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory said that the city will be hit by five or six typhoons this year with two of the typhoons to cause serious damage. The city will be experiencing extreme weather with typhoon within a 500 kilometer radius that will pass Shenzhen [...]
The assembly of the Shenzhou-9 and its associated vehicles are already complete and was delivered to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spacecraft carrier rocket, Long March-2F was not included in the delivery since it was still undergoing several tests. Once the carrier rocket passes the tests, it will then be delivered to the launch [...]
For its next manned space mission planned to launch between June and August, China chose two female astronauts to be among the seven candidates. Also known as taikonauts, the candidates will be chosen to fly aboard Shenzhou-9 and will manually dock with the orbiting module Tiangong-1 where they will be conducting scientific experiments. The identities [...]
The weather in the city will remain cold and wet for the next couple of days. Temperatures will be dropping to 11 degrees Celsius, but will slowly rise by the end of the week. Although the city will be chilly, residents are reminded to take precautions to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning when taking hot showers [...]
Between June to August of this year, China will be sending three astronauts on a Long March rocket to dock with the Tiangong space laboratory, better known as the Heavenly Palace, that is currently orbiting the earth. The identities of the three astronauts still remains a secret and their space travel is said to break [...]
Temperatures in the city will be cold again beginning today, with a cold front from the north hitting the city again, thus bringing down the temperature to between 13 and 19 degrees Celsius with light to moderate winds from the north accompanied by light rain. The temperature will drop further by 10 degrees by Thursday, and will [...]
The temperature in the city is expected to drop to between 12 and 19 degrees Celsius over the weekend as a cold front is felt arriving from the north. Residents are reminded to wear thicker clothing and keep warm, especially children and the elderly to prevent catching colds, flu and other respiratory illnesses. Recent temperature [...]
On December 10, Shenzhen will experience a total lunar eclipse that will last for six hours. Shenzhen National Astronomical Observatory said that the eclipse will begin at 7:33 p.m. and will end at 1:32 a.m. Weather permitting, it will be the longest lunar eclipse visible to the naked eye to happen in Shenzhen since 2000. [...]
The Shenzhou-8 unmanned spacecraft touched down successfully near the northern part of Inner Mongolia after a fiery re-entry to Earth. After spending more than two weeks in orbit, the Chinese spacecraft marked a significant moment in China’s plans to secure a long term manned foothold in space. The successful return of the spacecraft shows China’s [...]
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