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Ling Xin
Reporter, China
Ling Xin is a science journalist based in Ohio. She mainly covers physics, astronomy and space. Her writing has appeared in Science, Scientific American, MIT Technology Review and other English and Chinese outlets. She was a visiting journalist at Science magazine in Washington, and has a master's degree in journalism from Ohio University.
Nearly half of the planned 100 missions have yet to take place, with one rocket engineer saying that lofty goal was ‘never possible’.
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.
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The academic will serve as chair professor at Nankai University’s Chern Institute of Mathematics.
Space officials in China and the United States have been discussing a swap but Nasa has not been forthcoming, sources say.
As they watch to see how administration unfolds, some fear revival of China Initiative that affected academics of Chinese descent.
The Thai government has announced it will join the US-led Artemis Accords, despite also working with China on the ILRS.
China’s manned space agency supports ‘safety first’ approach and hopes for the safe return of Nasa’s two stranded astronauts.
After security investigations changed their lives forever, researchers fear ‘immense harm’ on both sides will continue after the US chooses a new leader.
Successful lift-off for three-person crew bound for Tiangong space station, with autonomous rendezvous and docking slated to follow.
Chinese weather, navigation and communications systems among hundreds of spacecraft in geostationary orbit that could be affected.
The renowned physicist is expected to play a crucial role in setting up a cutting-edge international research institute in Beijing.
Physicist Pan Jianwei outlines timetable for quantum-based ultra-secure networks that will have coverage across the world.
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.
An array of 24 radio telescopes will be built around China’s FAST to help boost the massive telescope’s resolution.
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.
Satellite pair launched on Thursday will allow for system to keep operating while older satellites are maintained and managed.
In a video, Fukaya said Chinese students reminded him of Japanese students’ strong focus and dedication to studying mathematics.
Graduate student Zhang Chuankun helps lab pinpoint laser frequency to drive timekeepers that could test foundations of physics.
200-second flight to 10km altitude tests key technologies including ‘crucial’ in-flight engine reignition during deceleration phase.
Deep space conference in China told that by 2050, ILRS will expand into research network at south pole, equator and far side of moon.
Bricks made from artificial lunar soil will be sent to China’s space station next month for a three-year experiment to see how they hold up in extreme conditions.
In the race for the red planet, China has taken the lead, with its Tianwen-3 mission launch date brought forward two years.
The China Scholarship Council will help up to 240 outstanding students to go to the US next year for master’s or doctoral studies at seven partner universities.
The death of Wu, a prominent researcher at an Illinois university, has put attention again on efforts to pursue researchers suspected of having undisclosed ties to Beijing.
The satellites were presumed lost when they were not delivered to their destination tens of thousands of kilometres above the moon in March.
The magnetic system would operate in the same way as an Olympic hammer thrower to send lunar resources back to Earth.
Study reported in Nature journal may explain why some galaxies continue to grow for a long time while others go passive and dormant.
