US pushes back against Chinese astronomy expansion in South America

The US has pressed Argentina and Chile to review two Chinese telescope projects in the Andean deserts; astronomers are ...
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The World’s Oldest Star Catalog, Hidden in China for Over Two Millennia, Is Shaking Up Astronomy’s Origins

The Star Manual of Master Shi is an ancient Chinese star catalog now claimed by astronomers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories (NAO) to be the oldest surviving star catalog globally.

Why Chinese telescopes in South America are suddenly at the centre of a US-China power struggle

The United States has quietly pressured Argentina and Chile to halt major Chinese astronomy projects in the Andes, fearing ...
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Historian of Chinese Astronomy Wins Osterbrock Book Prize

The Historical Astronomy Division (HAD) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) has awarded its 2011 Donald E. Osterbrock Book Prize to Nathan Sivin for his landmark volume “Granting the Seasons: ...
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NSA grant will fund Chinese and astronomy education

Dr. Yunjuan He, associate professor of Chinese, teaches students during the July 2019 STARTALK academy on UNG's Dahlonega Campus. A new STARTALK grant will fund another camp, plus tutoring and ...