Prospects of Global Space Science Breakthroughs and China’s Contributions

Authors

Chi WANG, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaFollow

Keywords

space science; great power in science and technology; cosmic evolution; solar-terrestrial system; solar system exploration; life origin

Document Type

Space Science in China: Strategy and Breakthrough

Abstract

Space science is a frontier interdisciplinary subject that probes the macroscopic and microscopic worlds with spacecraft as a platform. Since the 1960s, many Nobel Prize-level discoveries and original achievements have been spawned in related basic science, breaking through the boundaries of human cognition of the nature, and expanding the human knowledge graph continuously. In the 21st century, with a new round of scientific and technological revolution brewing, space science has also entered a new era of revolutionary advancements. Here we review the major progress in global space science in the past ten years, as well as the trend of space science and the future layout of flight missions in major spacefaring countries and regions, forecasting the possible breakthroughs in the next 10 to 15 years. With a series of strategic missions and projects focused on key scientific goals, major advances are expected in the fields of physics laws under extreme conditions, gravitational waves of medium and low frequency, the dark age and dawn of the universe, solar eruption mechanism, coupling of the solarterrestrial system, fingerprints of extraterrestrial life in the solar system and beyond. We will carry out cutting-edge exploration on four major themes:the extreme universe, ripples in time and space, the panoramic view of the Sun and Earth, and the search for habitable exoplanets, aiming to make significant contribution to China's goal of building of a space power and world leader in science and technology.

First page

1050

Last Page

1065

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

WANG, Chi (2022) "Prospects of Global Space Science Breakthroughs and China’s Contributions," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 37 : Iss. 8 , Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20220513001
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss8/3