A video showing a rocket exploding while trying to attempt a vertical landing in China has taken the internet by storm. A space startup in China was trying to attempt a vertical landing of its prototype rocket in a test, but an anomaly at the very last moment led it to crash on the landing pad.

Drone captures Chinese rocket exploding while attempting to make vertical landing

A massive cloud of debris is moving around Earth after a Chinese rocket blew up in space. On Tuesday (Aug 6), the Chinese Long March 6A rocket launched 18 satellites, delivering them to low Earth orbit (LEO), at an altitude of about 500 miles (800 kilometres).

Chinese rocket blows up in space casting a huge cloud of debris around Earth

A piece of a spacecraft jointly launched by China and France on Saturday (Jun 22) stormed back to Earth shortly after the launch and exploded near a residential area, forcing people to literally run for their lives.

Video: People run for cover as part of Chinese rocket explodes in residential area

Beating Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a Chinese aerospace company called LandSpace has successfully launched a rocket using methane and liquid oxygen. The rocket, called Zhuque-2, blasted off Wednesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert.

China defeats SpaceX to successfully launch world’s first methane-powered rocket

Philippines found suspected debris from a recent Chinese rocket launch at sea off the two provinces, officials said on Wednesday. The officials further pressed efforts for the country's need to ratify two United Nations treaties that allow people to seek compensation for damage or injury from space launches from "a space object of another state".

Philippines finds suspected debris of Chinese rocket after brief closure of Spanish airspace

According to US space command officials, the debris of the Chinese rocket Long March 5B “re-entered over the Indian Ocean” on Saturday. “We refer you to the PRC for further details on the reentry’s technical aspects such as potential debris dispersal+ impact location,” the US space command said on its Twitter handle.

Debris from Chinese rocket crashes into Indian Ocean

NASA chief has criticised China for "failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris" after parts of its biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday.

NASA chief slams China for 'failing to meet responsible standards' over rocket debris fall

A big chunk of rocket debris, possibly weighing tonnes, is falling back to Earth and could touch down in a few weeks. The debris we are mentioning is from Long March 5B that China recently launched as part of its first module for a proposed space station.

Concerns mount as giant chunk of Chinese rocket is falling to Earth

On May 11, a leftover piece from a Chinese rocket weighing 17.8 tonnes fell back on earth. This was the largest uncontrolled fall of debris in 30 years. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

Gravitas: Watch out for Chinese rockets

A Chinese government space agency successfully launched on Saturday its first rocket meant for commercial use, state television CCTV reported, as firms in the country compete to join a commercial satellite boom.

China state agency successfully launches rocket for commercial use: Report

The rocket has a 100 kg payload, significantly it uses energy-saving technology instead of internet power.

Watch: In a first, China launches privately owned rocket, eyes space station in 2022

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