Hong Kong’s astronaut to gather data using observatory created by local teams

“Hong Kong’s first astronaut will operate a locally developed observatory that monitors key sources of greenhouse gas emissions on Earth during her time aboard the Tiangong space station, the research team behind the project has said. The imaging equipment could pinpoint the location and intensity of emissions, providing data that could be used to reduce carbon sources in the Greater Bay Area and elsewhere in mainland China, Professor Li Jia of Lingnan University said on Saturday. Payload...

Summary generated from the RSS feed of SCMP Hong Kong. All article rights belong to the original publisher. Click through to read the full piece on www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong.