China-led project expected to enhance space research

The ongoing China-led international collaboration project Tianqin, a space-based gravitational wave detection system scheduled to be completed by 2035, is expected to significantly improve understanding of major cosmic phenomena, including black holes, scientists said.

Tianqin uses the Chinese words tian, meaning sky or heavens, and qin, meaning stringed musical instrument.

It will consist of three satellites forming an equilateral triangle around Earth at an orbit of 100,000 kilometers.