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China’s Tiangong space station camera captures its first images of Hong Kong

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Hoi-ying, L. (2026, September 30). China’s Tiangong space station camera captures its first images of Hong Kong. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3369355/chinas-tiangong-space-station-camera-captures-first-images-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed

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The Tiangong space station's camera, called MUSICO, has sent back its first images of Hong Kong, marking a significant achievement in China’s space program. Developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), these images showcase the city's landforms and topography using four optical sensors that detect carbon dioxide, methane, oxygen, and aerosols. HKUST released these images ahead of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, highlighting their contribution to space technology research.

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On Thursday, ahead of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) released images captured by its MUSICO camera aboard the Tiangong space station. MUSICO, which stands for Multi-Spectral Imaging Carbon Observatory, is a pioneering instrument designed to detect carbon dioxide and methane with high precision. Developed under HKUST’s leadership, it features four optical sensors measuring carbon dioxide, methane, oxygen, and aerosols. The images show Hong Kong's landforms and topographic features, as well as surrounding areas, marking the camera's first operational images of the city.

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MUSICO ORG · 4× HKUST ORG · 3× China GPE · 2× Hong Kong GPE · 2× Tiangong GPE · 2× the People’s Republic of China GPE · 2× Hong Kong’s GPE · 1× the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ORG · 1×

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The images were captured by MUSICO’s four optical sensors – for carbon dioxide, methane, oxygen and aerosols – and show Hong Kong’s landforms and topographic features, as well as those of surrounding areas. MUSICO, which stands for Multi‑Spectral Imaging Carbon Observatory, is considered the world’s first lightweight, high-resolution, high-precision instrument for jointly detecting point sources of carbon dioxide and methane.

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China’s Tiangong space station camera captures its first images of Hong Kong · assertive framing

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China’s Tiangong space station camera captures its first images of Hong Kong asserted

camera → capture → Kong

Developed by HKUST, the MUSICO camera has sent back its first images of the city ahead of 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China asserted

camera → develop → China

A remote-sensing camera aboard the Tiangong space station, developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has released its first images of the city ahead of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. asserted

camera → sense → China

HKUST on Thursday published a series of videos and photos captured by the MUSICO camera, saying they showcased the major achievements of the Hong Kong research team’s participation in China’s space programme. asserted

they → publish → programme

which → capture → dioxide

It was developed under HKUST’s leadership. asserted

It → develop → leadership