Details have emerged on the key distinctions between China’s recent internet satellite launch and SpaceX’s constellation.
Like Google’s quantum chip, the Chinese processor boasts 105 qubits with high precision and stability, according to new paper.
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Shenzhou-19 crew members Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong installed space protection devices and conducted maintenance outside Tiangong.
18 Dec 2024 - 6:04PM videocam
Sun has begun work to establish a new immunology lab in Beijing following investigations of him by the US government, a source says.
The 13,000-satellite megaconstellation aims to provide global broadband internet coverage.
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The 60kW cutting-edge machine is the world’s fastest and was developed by Sino-Italian joint venture in the eastern province of Zhejiang.
Chinese rocket companies ramp up efforts to close the gap with SpaceX while hoping to replicate its success with reusable rockets.
12 Dec 2024 - 2:24PM videocam
‘Severe threat’ to grid’s stability this summer may be linked to the region’s large-scale renewable energy sources.
6 Dec 2024 - 4:16PM videocam
PhD student Yang Yu, a graduate of USTC’s school for the gifted young, and his fellow researchers achieve the impossible.
The two-stage vehicle, powered by burning kerosene and liquid oxygen, is notable as China’s first 3.8-metre-wide rocket.
Half of top 20 research cities in annual Nature Index snapshot of most impactful scientific research are now in China.
Team in northeast China used artificial intelligence to train the robot to adjust its posture mid-air using its legs.
26 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM videocam
Nearly half of the planned 100 missions have yet to take place, with one rocket engineer saying that lofty goal was ‘never possible’.
22 Nov 2024 - 2:41PM videocam
Deal between Shanghai-based SpaceSail and Brazil telecoms company follows country’s earlier dispute with Musk’s social media platform X.
A lightweight device on an orbiting module will capture a container about the size of a coffee can.
Chinese and US scientists have come up with some surprising results after testing rock samples collected by the Chang’e-6 lunar mission.
15 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM videocam
The academic will serve as chair professor at Nankai University’s Chern Institute of Mathematics.
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Space officials in China and the United States have been discussing a swap but Nasa has not been forthcoming, sources say.
9 Nov 2024 - 10:00PM videocam
As they watch to see how administration unfolds, some fear revival of China Initiative that affected academics of Chinese descent.
7 Nov 2024 - 8:49PM videocam
The Thai government has announced it will join the US-led Artemis Accords, despite also working with China on the ILRS.
1 Nov 2024 - 9:11PM videocam
China’s manned space agency supports ‘safety first’ approach and hopes for the safe return of Nasa’s two stranded astronauts.
31 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM videocam
After security investigations changed their lives forever, researchers fear ‘immense harm’ on both sides will continue after the US chooses a new leader.
31 Oct 2024 - 9:20AM videocam
Successful lift-off for three-person crew bound for Tiangong space station, with autonomous rendezvous and docking slated to follow.
30 Oct 2024 - 9:03AM videocam
Chinese weather, navigation and communications systems among hundreds of spacecraft in geostationary orbit that could be affected.
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The renowned physicist is expected to play a crucial role in setting up a cutting-edge international research institute in Beijing.
24 Oct 2024 - 5:57PM videocam
Physicist Pan Jianwei outlines timetable for quantum-based ultra-secure networks that will have coverage across the world.
18 Oct 2024 - 3:03PM videocam
The space rivals are spearheading separate initiatives to create time standards that will be used to coordinate international lunar missions.
Studies show scholars from China tend to cite each other more than researchers from other countries, potentially pumping up their prominence.
29 Sep 2024 - 7:14PM videocam
An array of 24 radio telescopes will be built around China’s FAST to help boost the massive telescope’s resolution.
26 Sep 2024 - 6:12PM videocam
Six of the top 10 ‘rising institutions’ in past five years are in China but connectivity lags behind US, Britain and Germany, according to AI index.
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