Chinese astronomers say their new space telescope will outdo Hubble

China is readying a major project that not only augments the nation's astronomical research agenda but bolsters the use of the country's space station complex. And there are bragging rights associated with China's star-studded venture. The spacecraft is called Xuntian, known as the Chinese Survey Space Telescope or the Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST). The name "Xuntian" can be literally translated as "surveying the sky" or "survey of the heavens." More

(Source: Space.com - Oct 5)