We are in a new space race – this time, with China

Open this photo in gallery: The Chang’e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination sit atop the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, China, on May 3.Eduardo Baptista/Reuters Michael Byers and Aaron Boley are the authors of Who Owns Outer Space: International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space, which is shortlisted for the Donner Prize. They are professors of law and astrophysics, respectively, at the University of British Columbia. Chang'e, the Chinese moon goddess, has lent her name to China's lunar exploration program. Under this divine nomenclature, a new…