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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.
Experts identify fireball as a small, defunct device that was decommissioned 2 years ago, similar to other space debris that falls to Earth.
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.
Shenzhou-19 crew members Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong installed space protection devices and conducted maintenance outside Tiangong.
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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.
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.
‘Severe threat’ to grid’s stability this summer may be linked to the region’s large-scale renewable energy sources.
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.
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.
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.
