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The uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft, China's first emergency launch in the history of its manned space program, docked with China's Tiangong space station on Tuesday, some three hours and 40 minutes after liftoff, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The mission came after an unexpected incident occurred to Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, which was struck by space debris, disrupting its planned return.
By Fan Anqi | 2025/11/25 23:37:56
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  • China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts safely return to Earth, setting new record

    The return capsule of the Shenzhou-21 spaceship, carrying the Shenzhou-20 taikonauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 4:40 pm on Friday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said, adding that the three taikonauts are in good health.

    By Li Yawei | 2025/11/14 21:24:44
  • China's first homegrown AS700 manned airship officially delivered in East China's Shaoxing

    The skyline of Yuecheng district in Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang Province, recently welcomed a distinctive "aerial visitor." The Xiangyun AS700, known as the "aerial beluga," arrived at Jianshui Science and Technology City amid widespread attention.

    By Xu Yelu and Tao Mingyang | 2025/11/10 12:45:15
  • China is selecting Pakistani astronauts, with one set to join future short-duration spaceflight: CMSA

    China is currently selecting astronauts from Pakistan, with one expected to take part in a short-duration space mission at an appropriate time, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Thursday.

    By Global Times | 2025/10/30 10:12:49
  • China firmly on track to achieve goal of landing astronauts on the moon before 2030: CMSA

    China remains firmly on track to achieve its goal of landing astronauts on the moon before 2030, with overall progress advancing smoothly, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Thursday.

    By Global Times | 2025/10/30 10:10:09
  • Chinese researchers develop transparent jellyfish-inspired robot for underwater exploration

    A research team led by Professor Tao Kai from the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of Northwestern Polytechnical University has successfully developed a fully transparent, jellyfish-shaped bionic robot. Nicknamed the "Underwater Phantom," the robot is nearly invisible to the naked eye when submerged and is capable of intelligent underwater exploration and real-time environmental monitoring, according to media reports.

    By Global Times | 2025/10/23 12:05:07
  • China's Kinetica-1 rocket sends Pakistan's first hyperspectral satellite into orbit

    China's Kinetica-1 rocket, also known as Lijian-1, carried out its ninth launch at 11:33 am on Sunday from the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace innovation test zone, successfully sending three satellites, including one remote sensing satellite from Pakistan, into their preset orbits, the Global Times learned from rocket developer CAS Space on Sunday.

    By Fan Anqi and Fan Wei | 2025/10/19 20:26:09
  • Chinese scientists develop world's first intelligent chip enabling full-band high-speed communications

    Utilizing advanced thin-film lithium niobate photonic materials and a novel architecture, researchers in China have developed the first adaptive, full-band, high-speed wireless communication chip based on integrated optoelectronic fusion technology, Science and Technology Daily reported Thursday. The findings were published in Nature on Wednesday.

    By Global Times | 2025/8/28 15:16:29
  • Paper on warming climate and water withdrawals threatening river flow connectivity in China published in US

    Chinese, US, UK, and Saudi Arabia scientists reconstructed high quality and long-term natural streamflow of 217,001 river reaches across China and analyzed the spatial and temporal patterns of natural river flow connectivity during 1961-2020, emphasizing warming climate and water withdrawals threaten river flow connectivity in China, and highlighting the urgent need to maintain sustainable water resources, particularly in drying regions, the Global Times learned from a research team of the Beijing Normal University on Wednesday.

    By Global Times | 2025/8/20 11:21:40
  • Shenzhou-20 spacesuit B supports 20 EVAs, meets lifespan goal

    The extravehicular spacesuit B, worn by astronaut Chen Dong on Friday during the third series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) of the Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China's orbiting space station, has supported 20 EVAs, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the China Astronaut Research and Training Center.

    By Shen Sheng | 2025/8/18 23:15:43
  • Lanyue lander successfully completes comprehensive landing and takeoff test, marking critical milestone for China's manned lunar exploration: CMSA

    Global Times learned from the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Thursday that China's Lanyue lander successfully completed a comprehensive landing and takeoff verification test at the extraterrestrial landing test site in Huailai county, North China's Hebei Province on Wednesday. This test, the CMSA said, marks China's first landing and takeoff experiment for a manned spacecraft on an extraterrestrial body.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2025/8/7 16:46:02
  • China launches its first rocket recovery ship, marking major step in reusable rocket development

    China has officially launched its first and the world's fifth carrier rocket maritime recovery ship, becoming the second nation after the US to possess such a vessel. The launch of the ship, codenamed Xingji Guihang, or the Interstellar Return, marks a solid step forward in China's reusable rocket maritime recovery technology, Global Times learned from the developers on Thursday.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2025/8/7 16:40:43
  • WAIC to kick off in Shanghai on Saturday, offer a key platform for intl AI co-op amid growing protectionism

    The 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance is scheduled to kick off in Shanghai on Saturday, showcasing cutting-edge technologies and innovations by domestic and foreign tech enterprises including Unitree Robotics, Google and Siemens, while providing an important platform for strengthening international AI cooperation and governance amid growing unilateralism and protectionism from certain Western countries.

    By Ma Jingjing and Zhang Weilan | 2025/7/25 21:24:29
  • China's Tiangong space station welcomes Tianzhou-9 as spacecraft delivers over 1.5 tons of food and key science payloads

    China's Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the rear port of the orbiting Tiangong space station's Tianhe core module at 8:52 am on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The mission delivered a wide array of supplies, including more than 190 types of food and 23 batches of scientific experiment materials.

    By Global Times | 2025/7/15 14:15:07
  • Tianzhou-9 poised for launch, set to deliver record 6.5 tons of supplies to China Space Station

    Towering above rows of coconut trees, the Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft and the Long March-7 Y10 rocket now stand assembled inside the launch tower at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's tropical Hainan Province. Awaiting fuel injection, the mission is set to deliver a record 6.5 tons of supplies to the China Space Station, Global Times reporters learned from mission insiders on Monday.

    By Deng Xiaoci in Wenchang | 2025/7/14 19:28:16
  • Prototypes of key lunar devices supporting long-term research facilities on the moon make new progress: developer

    The Global Times learned Tuesday from the Deep Space Exploration Lab (DSEL) that prototypes of the in-situ lunar soil 3D printing system and the lunar soil water ice thermal extraction system, which are key devices to support the country's future long-term research facilities on the surface of moon, have made new progress.

    By Deng Xiaoci in Hefei | 2025/7/8 18:34:09
  • Chinese researchers set new world record for flat-top pulsed magnetic field

    A Chinese research team has set a new record for flat-top pulsed magnetic field (FTPMF) with a whopping 71.36 tesla, further consolidating the nation's international leadership in this field.

    By Global Times | 2025/6/22 22:39:38
  • China develops world's first robotic hand combining full-hand tactile perception with complete motion capabilities

    A Chinese research team has recently developed the world's first robotic hand system that combines full-hand high-resolution tactile perception with complete motion capabilities - the F-TAC Hand. This innovative design enables the F-TAC Hand to mimic the human palm by perceiving contact changes in real-time and making rapid adjustments, significantly enhancing the robot's operational stability in uncertain environments.

    By Gu Yekai and Fan Anqi | 2025/6/10 20:31:50
  • Exclusive: UK, French scientists receiving Chang'e-5 lunar samples hail China's open attitude for global sharing

    "I was 'over the moon' hearing the news!" said Mahesh Anand, Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration at the Open University in the UK, recalling the moment he learned he would receive lunar samples from China - the first such materials returned to Earth in nearly half a century - his reaction was sheer elation.

    By Fan Anqi | 2025/6/2 22:20:27
  • HK research team joins national Antarctic expedition for first time, collecting nearly 300 samples

    China's polar scientific research has garnered global attention. The nation joined the Antarctic Treaty in 1983 and launched its first polar expedition the following year. Now another first has been accomplished as six Hong Kong scholars have joined the country's 41st Antarctic expedition, collecting nearly 300 samples including moss, soil, snow, ice, microorganisms and penguin feathers, the Hong Kong-based news outlet Wen Wei Po reported on Monday.

    By Chen Qingqing | 2025/5/26 22:01:19
  • China's FAST and South Africa's MeerKAT team up to refresh the limits of Galactic observation

    Recently, an international team of astronomers from China's top Tsinghua University, along with collaborators from Italy, Australia, Germany, and other countries, conducted high-precision observations of Galactic globular clusters using China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) and South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope array. Their work has produced the most comprehensive measurements to date of magnetic field gradients and upper limits of ionized gas in globular clusters, yielding a clearer map of the Milky Way's magnetic field and providing new insights into both cluster evolution and Galactic magnetism, as reported by CCTV on Sunday.

    By Global Times | 2025/5/26 10:00:10
  • Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete first spacewalk

    The Shenzhou-20 crew on board China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

    By Xinhua | 2025/5/22 17:09:50
  • Chinese scientists develop robotic system for precision Brain-Computer Interface electrode implantation

    Researchers at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have successfully developed a flexible microelectrode implantation robot named CyberSense, marking a significant advancement in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, according to Science and Technology Daily on Thursday.

    By Global Times | 2025/5/22 9:33:33
  • Chinese, US scientists' joint research on 'Chicago Archaeopteryx' fossil offers unprecedented clues on dinosaur-bird evolution

    A joint Chinese-US research team has unveiled the "Chicago Archaeopteryx," an exquisitely preserved specimen of the iconic Archaeopteryx, providing fresh insights into the evolutionary transition from dinosaurs to modern birds, the team published its findings in the journal Nature in May 2025.

    By Global Times | 2025/5/15 0:30:00
  • Chinese researchers construct high-precision terrain dataset of Chang'e-6 landing area, providing valuable 'ID card' for lunar soil samples

    A Chinese research team has successfully constructed a high-precision terrain dataset of the Chang'e-6 landing area using high-resolution images captured by the mission. The dataset precisely identifies the Chang'e-6 landing site and reveals fine surface features of the moon, such as soil grain roughness, crater morphology, regolith thickness, and rock abundance, providing scientists with valuable insights into the site's geological details and soil origin.

    By Global Times | 2025/5/14 13:31:09
  • Chinese research team develops engineered strain to degrade five organic pollutants

    A Chinese research team has developed a novel engineered bacterial strain capable of simultaneously degrading five types of organic pollutants, with potential applications in areas such as marine oil spill cleanup and industrial wastewater treatment, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday. The research results were published online in the journal Nature on the same day.

    By Global Times | 2025/5/8 10:42:08
  • China tops global rankings in overall nuclear power scale for first time

    As of now, China has 102 nuclear power units, including those in operation, under construction and approved for construction, with a total installed capacity of 113 million kilowatts, ranking first globally, in terms of the overall scale, for the first time, according to a blue book - China Nuclear Energy Development Report 2025, the Global Times learnt from the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) on Sunday.

    By Yu Xi and Liu Caiyu | 2025/4/27 23:07:44
  • Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship docks with China's space station

    The Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft successfully docked with the radial port of the space station core module Tianhe at 11:49 pm Beijing Time on Thursday, with the entire docking process lasted about 6.5 hours, according to China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

    By Global Times | 2025/4/25 0:00:02
  • CNSA releases intl co-op projects for deep-space exploration amid celebration of Space Day of China

    To mark the 10th Space Day of China, an annual event inaugurated in 2016 to highlight the country's space achievement and promote international cooperation, Shanghai staged Thursday a grand launch ceremony for this year's national celebration, during which the China National Space Administration (CNSA) unveiled series of major deep-space exploration initiatives, once again demonstrating China's commitment to open and collaborative engagement with the global space community.

    By Deng Xiaoci in Shanghai | 2025/4/24 19:22:32
  • China advances planning of International Lunar Research Station, on track to implement Chang'e-7, Chang'e -8 lunar probe missions: chief designer

    Having successfully carried out its three-step lunar exploration of orbiting, landing and sample return from the Earth's celestial neighbor, China is now implementing its Phase-4 lunar exploration program, advancing the Queqiao communications, navigation and remote sensing satellite constellation and planning the construction of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), according to Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program on Wednesday.

    By Deng Xiaoci in Shanghai | 2025/4/23 20:52:18
  • Shenzhou-20 mission to conduct experiment on planarian regeneration from head, middle and tail segments

    As China's first space experiment involving planarians, the Shenzhou-20 mission will study the effects of space on planarian regeneration using head, middle and tail segments, with potential applications in addressing space-related health issues and aging on Earth, Cang Huaixing, professor at the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told the Global Times on Wednesday.

    By Zhang Wanshi in Jiuquan | 2025/4/23 18:16:30
  • China, Saudi Arabia strengthen nuclear safety collaboration

    China and Saudi Arabia have pledged to deepen nuclear security cooperation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Nuclear Energy Development Safety and Security at the first China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Forum on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Technology in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday.

    By Hu Yuwei in Chengdu | 2025/4/21 23:16:07
  • China makes breakthroughs in reusable launch vehicle engine technology; engine ready for delivery

    The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced on Tuesday that its commercial rocket subsidiary has successfully completed the second-stage propulsion system test for a reusable launch vehicle. This marks a significant breakthrough in reusable engine technology for China's commercial space sector.

    By Global Times | 2025/3/19 10:33:59
  • Top Chinese scientist calls for global cooperation in near Earth asteroid defense

    Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program, called for operational asteroid defense services and deeper international cooperation to protect the Earth, advocating for a global planetary defense community, when addressing the 776th session of the Xiangshan Science Conference, themed "Key Scientific and Engineering Challenges in Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) Defense," which convened on Thursday and will continue through Friday at the Xiangshan Hotel in Beijing.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2025/3/13 20:58:27
  • Chinese researchers develop world's first large-area 2D metal material, unlocking future tech revolution

    A Chinese research team has successfully developed a single-atom-thick metal layer, with a thickness just one two-hundred-thousandth of a human hair's diameter, achieving the world's first large-scale production of two-dimensional (2D) metal materials, the Global Times learned from the research team on Thursday.

    By Ma Tong | 2025/3/13 12:49:12
  • China launches communication technology test satellite

    China sent a new test satellite for communication technology into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan Province early on Monday.

    By Xinhua | 2025/3/10 7:51:59
  • China's Tianwen-2 mission probe arrives at launch center, set for asteroid sample return mission in first half of year

    China's Tianwen-2 mission probe arrived at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on February 20, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The mission will carry out several tasks in a single launch, including a flyby of asteroid 2016 HO3, sample collection, return and main-belt comet 311P flyby exploration.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2025/2/20 19:06:41
  • Chinese firm shows mobile-to-satellite communication technology

    Chinese private space star-up GalaxySpace has recently demonstrated mobile-to-satellite communication technology based on China's first low-Earth orbit (LEO) broadband communication experimental constellation, successfully connecting Beijing and Bangkok, capital of Thailand in a high-quality video link.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2025/2/13 22:20:41
  • AI Action Summit kicks off in Paris with aim of harnessing potential while improving governance

    With the aim of addressing how to harness artificial intelligence's (AI) potential while enhancing AI governance, political and industry leaders from more than 100 countries gathered at the Grand Palais in Paris, France for the two-day AI Action Summit, which kicked off on Monday.

    By Deng Xiaoci and Liu Caiyu | 2025/2/10 23:01:55
  • China eyes global cooperation at AI summit in Paris: expert

    Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council Zhang Guoqing will travel to France from Sunday to Wednesday for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the invitation of the host, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry.

    By Deng Xiaoci and Liu Caiyu | 2025/2/9 21:13:21
  • Shenzhou-19 astronauts share details of work and life in space with mission halfway through

    As China's Shenzhou-19 mission reaches its halfway, the three astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station, orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth, have shared their experiences during the Spring Festival, offering a glimpse into their unique lives in space.

    By Xinhua | 2025/2/1 8:05:16
  • Chang'e-6 samples reveal new views on lunar magnetic field

    Rock samples collected from the moon's far side by China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe indicate an unexpected resurgence in the moon's magnetic field strength 2.8 billion years ago, which challenges the previous findings from the US Apollo mission, which suggested that the moon's magnetic field declined about 3.1 billion years ago and has remained in a low-energy state since then.

    By Global Times | 2024/12/21 12:26:28
  • Fluffy ambassadors: How China's beloved pandas foster global friendships, bridge cultural divides, and inspire international conservation efforts

    In the second installment of the "Walking with the Giant Panda" series, we share with our readers why the adorable giant pandas are, and will always be, a message of peace and friendship that China conveys to the world.

    By Shan Jie, Guo Yuandan and Niu Yingbo in Sichuan | 2024/12/17 0:13:09
  • China successfully launches low-orbit internet satellites

    China successfully launched a group of low-orbit internet satellites into preset orbits via the Long March-5B/Yuanzheng-2 upper stage from Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's Hainan Province on Monday at 6 pm.

    By Global Times | 2024/12/16 20:08:57
  • China sets to build next-generation BeiDou system

    China is planning to develop the next-generation BeiDou system that is technologically more advanced, functionally more powerful and offers higher quality services.

    By Xinhua | 2024/11/28 13:35:49
  • New rocket in China's Long March series to make maiden flight, laying foundation for reusability

    After being transported to a launch pad at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site on Tuesday, a new member of China's Long March carrier rocket family, the Long March-12, has been scheduled to undertake its maiden flight in the next few days.

    By Fan Anqi | 2024/11/26 22:29:09
  • China ranks No.3 worldwide in robot density, overtaking Germany, Japan: report

    China has become a global forerunner in terms of robot density, overtaking Germany and Japan to occupy the No.3 spot globally in the rankings of the use of robots in industry last year, according to an annual report released by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The report underscored the growing competitiveness of China's industrial robot sector that is buoyed by tech innovation, massive manufacturing market and policy boost.

    By Li Xuanmin and Zhang Weilan | 2024/11/21 20:22:54
  • Bridging minds and machines

    A Chinese research team collaborates with Chinese tech giant Baidu, integrating brain-language output systems with Ernie Bot large language model. This framework utilizes a “single brain-computer interface (BCI) system” to flexibly adapt to various application scenarios, enabling users to truly achieve their desires without being constrained by different languages or control objects.

    By Liu Caiyu | 2024/11/8 22:02:11
  • China unveils first-ever space science development program

    China unveiled on Tuesday its first-ever national-level development program for medium- to long-term space science, which will guide the country's planning of space science missions and space research from 2024 to 2050, including conducting manned lunar exploration by 2027. The plan also establishes the clear goal of building China into a world space science power by 2050.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2024/10/15 21:28:47
  • China's lunar spacesuit makes first public appearance in Chongqing; naming campaign launched

    China's lunar spacesuit made its first public appearance on Saturday at a forum in Chongqing. The suit features a powerful yet elegant appearance, and embodies the resilience and pioneering spirit of the Chinese people, according to media reports. The unveiling marks a significant milestone in the country's lunar exploration efforts and reflects the advancement of China's spacesuit technology.

    By Fan Anqi | 2024/9/28 11:29:08
  • Oldest cheese unearthed in Xinjiang reveals ancient cultural exchange routes

    Chinese scientists have developed ancient DNA technology to systematically study the microbial genomes of the "oldest cheese," which was discovered from the Bronze Age?at the Xiaohe cemetery in Northwest China's?Xinjiang?Uygur Autonomous Region. This research reveals two routes for the diffusion of cheese fermentation techniques in the prehistoric Tarim Basin, shedding light on the lifestyle and cultural exchanges of ancient populations in the region, according to China News Service.

    By Global Times | 2024/9/26 13:58:42
  • China to launch moon base mission as early as 2026, expected to be equipped with wireless network

    China's lunar exploration program will carry out two more launch missions to lay the groundwork for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), with the first launch expected to take place as early as 2026, announced the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Tuesday.

    By Global Times | 2024/9/24 22:39:07
  • Xi calls for accelerating progress in space endeavors

    Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday encouraged personnel in China's space industry to continue to work hard and accelerate progress in space endeavors while meeting with the representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development in the Chang'e-6 lunar mission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

    By Fan Anqi and Yu Xi | 2024/9/23 23:00:03
  • China's first high-altitude recovery test of Nebula-1 rocket encounters a landing malfunction; next test scheduled for Nov

    China's commercial aerospace start-up Deep Blue Aerospace conducted the first high-altitude vertical recovery flight test of its Nebula-1 rocket at a spaceport in Ejin Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 1:40 pm on Sunday. This test was a significant milestone as it represented China's inaugural high-altitude recovery test for an orbital launch vehicle, although the mission was not completely successful after an anomaly occurred in the final landing phase.

    By Global Times | 2024/9/23 16:13:45
  • Take off

    The 59th and 60th satellites of the BeiDou system are launched at 9:14 am by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on September 19, 2024.(See story on Page 4) Photo: VCG

    By VCG | 2024/9/19 23:20:13
  • China's first relay tracking for asteroid warning marks major progress

    The latest defense operation against a potential asteroid impact reflects China's ability to quickly initiate relay tracking observations thanks to its deployment of widespread observation stations across the country and advanced network monitoring technologies, Chinese experts involved in the tracking task told the Global Times on Sunday, noting that international cooperation is crucial in dealing with such emergency situations.

    By Fan Anqi and Shen Sheng | 2024/9/8 20:02:33
  • Chinese scientists discover new gene that regulates lifespan

    Chinese scientists have discovered a new gene, OSER1, that regulates lifespan. This breakthrough provides a novel scientific basis for the study of extending human lifespans.

    By Global Times | 2024/8/28 23:51:21
  • Endeavors to grow soybeans in space may bear fruition, says Hong Kong biologist

    Recently, a research team from a Chinese university successfully sent samples of soybean bacteria to the nation's Tiangong Space Station via the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft. The project is the first Hong Kong agricultural research project to be launched into space, opening a new chapter for the integration of aerospace and agricultural technology.

    By Zhang Weilan and Yang Shasha in Hong Kong | 2024/8/25 14:52:46
  • China's humanoid robots show rapid progress at World Robot Conference, 'could enter households in 5-10 years'

    Amid a collection of robots that bear an uncanny resemblance to humans at the grand entrance of the World Robot Conference 2024, a reporter inquired of a young boy, “Can you tell which one is human?”

    By Liu Caiyu | 2024/8/23 0:26:33
  • SpaceX to carry out 1st private spacewalk amid indifference to stranded ISS astronauts

    SpaceX is less than one week away to launch its ambitious five-day manned spaceflight mission codenamed Polaris Dawn, which will carry four civilians, including American billionaire Jared Isaacman. The mission will attempt the world's first private spacewalk.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2024/8/21 22:31:18
  • CAS' new liquid rocket Kinetica-2 nails key test, aims maiden flight by 2025

    Kinetica-2, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Space's new liquid propellant rocket that is designed to support China's large-scale satellite constellation networks, has successfully completed its stage separation test, marking a milestone achievement toward its maiden flight scheduled for 2025, the Global Times learned from the rocket developer on Tuesday.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2024/8/20 20:27:00
  • Eight rescued common kestrels soar back into sky in Beijing on National Ecology Day

    Some took off immediately while others hesitated – eight common kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) rescued by Beijing citizens took to the sky on China's National Ecology Day.

    By Shan Jie | 2024/8/15 22:10:15
  • Exhibition kicks off in Beijing to commemorate 60 years of international scientific cooperation

    An exhibition themed on the history of cooperation between the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the World Federation of Scientific Workers (WFSW) opened on Tuesday as part of the activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the cooperation between the two sides.

    By Leng Shumei | 2024/8/14 4:21:27
  • 'Milestone event': China launches first batch of satellites to establish 'Chinese Starlink'

    China successfully sent 18 Qianfan satellites into preset orbits via a Long March-6 carrier rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi Province on Tuesday. These are the first batch of satellites that will be used to establish the nation's “own version of Starlink,” marking a “milestone event” for the country in the global satellite internet industry.

    By Fan Anqi | 2024/8/6 23:21:29
  • Mollusk fossils from Cambrian century, 514 million years ago, discovered in Southwest China

    Scientists from Southwest China's Yunnan Province published a significant study in journal Science on Friday, unveiling the origins of Shishania aculeata, a species of mollusk existing 514 million years ago, and offering fresh insight into the early evolution and origins of mollusks, Xinhua reported.

    By Global Times | 2024/8/4 13:53:14
  • Now world's largest, China marks the third anniversary of its carbon market

    This July marks the third anniversary of the launch of the national carbon emissions trading market in China, which, according to the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Monday, has made China the world's largest carbon market in terms of greenhouse gas coverage.

    By Shan Jie | 2024/7/30 1:16:09
  • First deep-snouted Tyrannosaur discovered in SE China

    China's paleontology research team has recently identified a new genus and species of tyrannosaur that marks the first deep-snouted tyrannosaur discovered in southeastern China, according to Xinhua News Agency.

    By Global Times | 2024/7/29 3:10:32
  • Chinese scientists discover highest-energy gamma-ray line in the universe

    Chinese scientists from the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported on Thursday their discovery of a gamma-ray line with an energy of up to 37 million electron-volts from an extremely bright gamma-ray burst. This represents the highest energy spectral line feature ever emitted by celestial objects in the universe, according to information from the IHEP shared with the Global Times.

    By Leng Shumei | 2024/7/25 22:53:49
  • China's new-gen manned launch vehicle completes first high-altitude simulation test, paves way for crewed lunar exploration

    China has achieved another significant milestone in its development of the new-generation manned carrier rocket, with the successful completion of a long-duration high-altitude simulation test for the vehicle's third-stage liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen engine, the Global Times learned on Tuesday.

    By Global Times | 2024/7/23 20:34:29
  • China's first all-electric propulsion communication satellite passes in-orbit tests, becomes fully operational

    The Asia-Pacifc-6E, or the APStar-6E, China's first all-electric propulsion communication satellite, has successfully passed in-orbit technology verification and ground station technology reviews in Hong Kong, which means the satellite has become fully operational after having successfully passed all in-orbit tests, according to spacecraft manufacturer China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) on Monday.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2024/7/15 23:04:22
  • Surge in generative AI use in China shows market vitality: insiders

    China is leading the world in the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), according to a survey released on Tuesday. Analysts said it signals that the country is making technological advances and there are bright prospects for the domestic AI sector.

    By Zhang Weilan | 2024/7/11 0:37:54
  • Forum explores fusion of art, AI

    The Two AIs: Artificial Intelligence and Artistic Intelligence forum, organized by the China Academy of Art, was held on Saturday in Shanghai. As an essential part of the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC 2024), the forum attracted scholars, artists and technical experts from around the globe to explore the deep integration of artificial intelligence and art.

    By Global Times | 2024/7/10 1:34:42
  • Xinjiang scientists discover plant with potential to survive on Mars

    In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a desert moss species, known as Syntrichia caninervis, that has the potential to survive in the extreme conditions on Mars.

    By GT staff reporters | 2024/7/7 12:25:46
  • Leading companies, creators share observations on China's fast-developing AIGC

    In a vivid display of technology and creativity, visitors witness a simple image of a cat being transformed into a lively and dynamic short video. The scene unfolds as a staffer uploads the image onto a screen, which then magically brings the adorable feline to life. The atmosphere is filled with excitement and wonder.

    By Huang Lanlan in Shanghai | 2024/7/5 23:07:08
  • Beijing-Taiwan Young Scientist Forum eyes bringing tech talents together

    The 21st Beijing-Taiwan Young Scientist Forum was held on Thursday in Beijing, bringing together about 200 young scientific and technological talents from universities, research institutes, science and technology associations and enterprises across the Taiwan Straits.

    By Global Times | 2024/7/4 22:53:03
  • Premier Li calls for global AI cooperation at WAIC; event shows China's power, openness in global AI development

    Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday said the development of artificial intelligence (AI) urgently requires in-depth discussions and consensus building among countries, as well as collaborative efforts to seize opportunities and overcome challenges.

    By Qi Xijia in Shanghai and Liu Yang in Beijing | 2024/7/4 19:41:34
  • China proposes to establish BCI committee to strive for domestic innovation

    China is mulling over establishing a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) standardization technical committee under its Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), aiming to guide enterprises to enhance industrial standards and boost domestic innovation.

    By Liu Caiyu | 2024/7/3 1:13:24
  • French payload aboard Chang'e-6 successfully completes mission

    The French payload aboard China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe, named Detection of Outgassing RadoN (DORN), has successfully completed its mission tasks, and has become a “permanent resident” on the far side of the moon, a Chinese research institute under the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) announced on Monday.

    By Fan Anqi and Zhang Yuying | 2024/7/2 21:40:51
  • NASA plays 'blame-shifting' game with China as lunar soil research set to start

    As the US space industry recently faced yet more delays and stagnation with key components including manned spacecraft and space suits "going wrong," NASA has once again resorted to its "sour grapes" rhetoric upon seeing China's successful retrieval of fresh lunar soils from the far side of the moon, by claiming that China did not directly invite its scientists to participate in the lunar soil research.

    By Fan Anqi | 2024/7/1 21:21:03
  • China plans new deep space exploration missions

    China is scheduled to launch the Tianwen-2 mission around 2025 for asteroid exploration, the Tianwen-3 mission around 2030 to collect Martian samples and the Tianwen-4 mission also around 2030 to explore the Jovian system.

    By Xinhua | 2024/6/27 15:54:46
  • Chinese researchers develop first open-source brain-on-chip interface system globally

    Chinese researchers have developed an open-source “brain-on-chip” interface system, which is the first of its kind in the world. The system can instruct a robot to avoid obstacles, track, and grasp through “mind control,” the Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday.

    By Global Times | 2024/6/26 21:07:00
  • Chang'e-6 expected to bring back basalt from moon's far side from 2.5 billion years ago: study

    The samples China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe will bring back to Earth from the moon is possibly basalt from 2.5 billion years ago, Chinese scientists said in a latest study published in The Innovation, a partner journal of Cell Press, on Tuesday, the day Chang'e-6 is scheduled to come back to its home planet with the world's first sample from the moon's far side after a 53-day journey in space, the Global Times learned from the press.

    By Leng Shumei | 2024/6/25 1:22:37
  • China-France space science satellite launched successfully

    China on Saturday successfully launched the Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM), a space science satellite co-developed by China and France, to its preset orbit, which according to mission insiders and space observers on Sunday, marked a hallmark example of cooperation in space between a major Western country and an Asian power.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2024/6/23 21:02:34
  • Putin signs into law joint building of lunar base with China as Beijing expands circle of friends in Moon exploration

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday officially signed into law his country's cooperation with China on the construction of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project, as Beijing proactively advocates global participation in the joint exploration of the vast universe, with the latest effort being the inclusion of Egypt and Bahrain in China's next Chang'e mission.

    By Fan Anqi | 2024/6/13 21:01:18
  • World Science and Technology Development Forum 2024 launches official website

    The official website for the 2024 World Science and Technology Development Forum (WSTDF) has recently been launched. The bilingual website offers comprehensive information on the forum's history, previous events, registration details, and agenda, catering to both domestic and international audiences.

    By Global Times | 2024/6/11 17:39:43
  • Payload specialists from Hong Kong, Macao among candidates selected for China's fourth batch of taikonauts

    Ten candidates, including eight space pilots, as well as two payload specialists respectively from Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, have been selected for China's fourth batch of taikonauts, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Tuesday.

    By Global Times | 2024/6/11 17:23:38
  • Chinese entrepreneur pioneers in development of SiC substrate industry

    In 2006, Yang Jian, the entrepreneurial team leader, founded TankeBlue Semiconductor Co., Ltd., in close cooperation with a research team of the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The company now takes the lead in China in the research and development, manufacture and sales of the third generation of semiconductor SiC (silicon carbide) substrates.

    By Xinhua | 2024/6/9 9:09:40
  • Stanford AI project team apologizes for plagiarizing Chinese model

    An artificial intelligence (AI) team at Stanford University apologized for plagiarizing a large language model (LLM) from a Chinese AI company, which became a trending topic on the Chinese social media platforms, where it sparked concern among netizens on Tuesday. We apologize to the authors of miniCBM [the AI model developed by a Chinese company] for any inconvenience that we caused for not doing the full diligence to verify and peer review the novelty of this work, the multimodal AI model Llama3-V's developers wrote in a post on social platform X.

    By Global Times | 2024/6/4 23:32:11
  • More than 70 scientific achievements published on studies of lunar samples brought back by Chang'e-5 probe

    As China's Chang'e-6 probe is about to start scooping and drilling on Earth's natural satellite following a smooth touchdown on the far side of the moon on Sunday, researchers studying the lunar samples brought back by the previous Chang'e-5 mission have accomplished a number of milestone achievements with over 70 findings being published in major academic journals both at home and abroad.

    By Fan Anqi and Du Qiongfang | 2024/6/3 21:23:38
  • Ancient manuscripts reveal 'Analects of Confucius' spread to Southwest China 2,000 years ago

    Recent archaeological excavations at a site in Southwest China's Yunnan Province have uncovered bamboo and wooden slips (known as jiandu in Chinese) with content matching The Analects of Confucius - a collection of ideas and sayings from the ancient Chinese philosopher. This indicates that the Confucian text had spread to China's southwestern region over 2,000 years ago, experts said.

    By Global Times | 2024/5/23 0:00:32
  • Main control room of Linglong-1, world's first commercial onshore SMR completes construction

    The Linglong-1 - the world's first commercial onshore small modular reactor (SMR) located at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China's Hainan Province has taken a step further to operation following the complete construction of its main control room.

    By GT staff reporters | 2024/5/22 22:32:50
  • Chinese, international scientists release report on growing risk of glacial lake outburst floods

    A new joint study conducted by researchers from China, the UK, Canada, Switzerland and Germany has found that the risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) is increasing due to global warming. The study was published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment on Tuesday.

    By Leng Shumei | 2024/5/22 2:30:23
  • China develops world's first boring and blasting machine

    In a groundbreaking development, the world's first boring and blasting machine, jointly developed by Tsinghua University and China Railway Science and Industry Group, has successfully completed tunneling tests under three different conditions. The equipment is now set to enter the promotion and application phase.

    By Global Times | 2024/5/21 14:37:40
  • China completes construction of Asia's largest high-altitude rocket test facility

    Asia's largest and China's first vertical high-altitude simulation test stand for rocket engines has successfully completed an ignition test in Beijing, Global Times learned from the developers on Thursday.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2024/5/16 21:25:49
  • OpenAI explodes one more time: What must domestic companies do to keep pace?

    During a series of live demonstrations, GPT-4o's remarkable capacity for understanding, rapid responsiveness and human-like ability to empathize and convey emotions left audiences in awe. Within 24 hours, Google released its main updates including the launch of Gemini 1.5 Flash and Project Astra, among others.

    By Liu Caiyu | 2024/5/16 15:37:17
  • MIIT grants Tsinghua University licenses to conduct technical verification of medium-orbit wideband communication satellite synchronization

    China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a wireless frequency license and a space radio station license to Tsinghua University for the Smart SkyNet-1 01 satellite on Friday, enabling the university to conduct technical verification of medium-orbit wideband communication satellite synchronization.

    By Global Times | 2024/5/11 1:03:37
  • China hands over data collected from Pakistan's first satellite mission on Chang'e-6 lunar probe

    China on Friday handed over the data collected from Pakistan's first satellite mission on the Chang'e-6 lunar probe to the Pakistan side, and together they unveiled the first image captured by the CubeSat, the Global Times learned from the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday.

    By Fan Anqi and Deng Xiaoci | 2024/5/10 22:54:57
  • China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe enters circumlunar orbit after near-moon braking

    China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe has successfully entered its circumlunar orbit after performing a near-moon braking procedure on Wednesday, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

    By Global Times | 2024/5/8 23:03:33
  • Long March-6C rocket makes maiden flight, carrying four satellites into space

    China successfully launched the first Long March-6C carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi Province on Tuesday, carrying four satellites into planned orbit.

    By Global Times | 2024/5/7 21:13:45
  • China successfully launches epic Chang'e-6 lunar probe in first human attempt to retrieve samples from far side of the Moon

    China has made another historic stride in its deep space endeavors on Friday, as the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket blasted off at 5:27 pm from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's tropical island of Hainan, sending the Chang'e-6 lunar probe onto its odyssey in the world's first ever attempt to bring back lunar samples from the far side of the Moon.

    By Fan Anqi | 2024/5/3 18:57:36
  • Launch of Chang'e-6 spacecraft a complete success: official

    Launch of Chang'e-6 spacecraft a complete success: official

    By Xinhua | 2024/5/3 18:46:53
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