The most romantic astronomical term

1, "Tian Wen" comes from Qu Yuan's long poem "Tian Wen", which is a four-character long poem, with more than 70 questions raised by * * *.

Among them, many problems are related to the universe. Qu Yuan questioned the rise and fall of the sun and the moon, and the shape and position of the sun, the moon and the stars.

More than 2000 years ago, distant ancients questioned the nature of heaven and earth. More than 2000 years later, the Mars probe was launched. It is called "Tian Wen", which has made the Chinese nation explore nature from ancient times to the present.

2. Shenzhou: the magical boat of Tianhe

As the real "first ship in China", the Shenzhou manned spacecraft reached its peak at its first appearance, so it is particularly important to have a good name.

It contains two meanings. First of all, "Shenzhou" literally means the divine ship of Tianhe, which is very consistent with its "ship design".

3. "Chang 'e" flies to the moon

I don't know how many times I've heard the story of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon since I was a child. This ancient fairy tale was first recorded in Huainanzi and other books.

Don't think that this is an ordinary love story, and there are ancient people's worship and yearning for the stars between the lines. Since you have the ability, run the month that your ancestors wanted to run! On June 23rd, 2004, the State Council officially approved the lunar exploration project. The name of this project is "Chang 'e Project".

4. "Beidou" leads the way

The Big Dipper was used by the ancients in ancient times to judge the direction, determine the season and know the time. Now it is an important astrology in the northern hemisphere sky.

As long as you see the Big Dipper in the sky, you can find the North Star, which is always in the north direction. Our ancestors used Beidou to guide the way forward in the long road, and now China people will still use the satellite positioning system named Beidou to realize positioning and navigation.

5. "Wukong" is eye-catching.

Speaking of Wukong, I immediately saw the image of Sun Shengda walking in the clouds. But the "Wukong" we are talking about now refers to a dark matter particle detection satellite in China.

On the one hand, it is called "Wukong" because it has the same eyes as the Great Sage and can "see" dark matter in the vast universe. On the other hand, the name also means "understanding and exploring space".