By Toutatis

(By Chris W)

Depending on how you measure it, the PRC is probably now in third place in what's left of the 'Space Race', following an oddly under-reported spectacular flyby of the asteroid Toutatis by the Chang'e 2 probe. This is the first time that China's gone outside the Earth-Moon system. Cool pictures here.

Comments

[Richard J]

"Chang'e Unleashed!"

[dick gregory]

NASA have a movie, but it's only black and white, though it doesn't look as much like an oddly shaped potato like that.In-pomme-de-terre-ble.

[Barry Freed]

"Chang'e Unleashed!"

+1

Meanwhile, NASA has declared war on the moon.

[Charlie W]

Toutatis is almost a menhir, turns out.