Au Sai-kit with the Cheung Po Tsai junk boat in Hong Kong last month. [Photo by Lyu Xiaowei/Xinhua] HONG KONG — As the sun sets over Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong's iconic skyline glows with golden ...

Purdue University engineers have developed a space-debris-clearing drag sail called Spinnaker3 that is designed to speed up the deorbiting of space junk up to 400 miles (645 km) high so it safely ...

You may not know what a junk boat is, but odds are high that you’ve seen one. The junk boat — tall and wooden with its three bright-red sails glowing in the Victoria Harbor sunlight — is one of the ...

HONG KONG, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The Dukling, a traditional Chinese junk boat frequently spotted around Hong Kong's picturesque Victoria Harbour, has readjusted its tour routes to survive the coronavirus ...

A lucky group of youngsters spent a day experiencing life on a sailing junk at the Outward Bound school in Sai Kung. Junk Sailing Training is among the activities offered by the P&G 903 Brave Teens ...

As the number of rocket launches, planetary missions and satellite activities continues to grow, so does junk in space, and many have been pondering the question of how to reduce the amount of debris ...

THE Chinese junk sailing vessel is one of the oldest and best known ship designs in the world, dating back to the Han Dynasty (200 BC – 200 AD), and still in use today. No traditional view of China is ...

A large sail deployed by China aims to deorbit a rocket component within two years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China has ...