20 May 2022
Zhurong has been switched to dormant mode on 18 May, while waiting out a dust storm on the surface of the planet, CNSA said. The decision was taken after comparing recent images taken by onboard cameras on the Tianwen 1 orbiter were compared with photos taken during the last 2 months. Additionally, the power data of the rover's solar wings were analysed. The conclusion was that an intense Martian dust storm is nearing and in order to tackle the dust storms and low-temperature challenges, the Chinese rover went into dormancy. Zhurong is expected to wake up and resume work in December when the dust clears and Mars enters its spring season. Scientists will continue to use the Tianwen 1 orbiter to monitor the weather on Mars' southern hemisphere.
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20 May 2022
On 20 May, China successfully sent 3 low-orbit communication test satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. The Long March-2C launched at 18:30 BJT. The satellites entered the planned orbit. They are intended for tests and verifications of in-orbit communication technologies.
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23 May 2022
Experiments conducted on the Shenzhou missions are showing results. About 12,000 seeds returned with the SZ-13 mission are undergoing cultivation experiments.
Another study on human's motion perception during spaceflight was published in the journal Nature Communications.

23 May 2022
China will accelerate the innovation of meteorological core technologies and fully leverage the technologies to prevent loss from extreme weather. With the goal of building a modern technology-driven meteorological system, the country needs to make significant breakthroughs in Earth-system numerical model, disastrous weather predictions and meteorological observation equipment. Mid-May the State Council released a guideline on fostering the high-quality development of meteorology between 2022 and 2035.
Per the guideline, China will become independent in meteorological core technologies by 2025, and have major breakthroughs in key meteorological science and technology fields and realize meteorological modernization featuring smart technologies by 2035. So far, China has established a meteorological observation system of nearly 70,000 automatic ground observation stations, 236 weather radars and 7 Fengyun meteorological satellites.
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