The latest journal of Science, the world's top academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, published a photo of the far side of the moon, with Earth in the background. The photo was called “the most beautiful photo of Moon and Earth”recently. People were surprised that it was actually taken by a group of 20-something Chinese scientists.

The Moon's photo on latest Science journal issue. (Photo: Xinhua)

The photo was taken on February 4, 2019 by a simple, thumb-sized camera built by students on board a micro Chinese satellite: Longjiang-2, along with the Chang'e-4 lunar probe's relay satellite from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center into space on May 21, 2018. China placed Longjiang-2 in orbit around the Moon and transmits radio astronomy data, including this photo of moon back to Earth.

Longjiang-2 was developed by a group of students at the Harbin Institute of Technology in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, led by Wei Mingchuan, the 28-year-old team leader and the first student who independently designed a nanosatellite, LilacSat-1, which was launched in the United States in 2017 as part of a mission to the International Space Station. Surprisingly, he is the oldest scientist in this young team.

Wei Mingchuan, the 28-year-old team leader of Longjiang-2, a micro Chinese satellite. (Photo: baidu.com)

Tai Mier, born in 1996, the designer of the camera carried by  the Longjing-2 micro satellite. It was his camera that took the most beautiful picture of the moon. Tai was 20 when the design began.

Huang Jiahe, born in 1999, is the software designer of Longjing-2 micro satellite’s ground station. When he was in third grade, he would buy all kinds of components, from simple kits to design and creation. Some said he was passionate about aerospace. He is now 20.

Tai Mier. (Photo: CCTV)

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