Modern researchers think they have identified the stellar remnant and are appealing to observatories to take a closer look.
Research project reveals chilling truth of forgotten Japanese military unit and why so much has been hidden from history classes.
Scientist is accused of shipping material to University of Michigan; 2 charged last week over conspiring to smuggle toxic fungus.
Two modules were part of a rocket launch last week, in a ‘key step’ towards an integrated space-air-ground quantum network.
6 Jun 2025 - 10:19AM videocam
Experts in North America dispute Chinese developer’s claim for primacy in the breakthrough for space exploration infrastructure.
13-metre Chiang Mai radio antenna and another being built in southern Thailand expected to aid GPS, climate research and quake forecasting.
31 May 2025 - 10:00AM videocam
Sun Zhibin says robotic thruster could latch onto unidentified object approaching critical Chinese space infrastructure and push it away.
29 May 2025 - 6:00AM videocam
Plan is for spacecraft to first visit 2016 HO3, which could be a fragment of the moon, then start a seven-year journey to comet 311P.
29 May 2025 - 2:50PM videocam
Green card holders testify to packed hearing about ‘foreign adversary’ law that would ban them from property near ‘critical’ infrastructure.
23 May 2025 - 12:13PM videocam
Breakthrough enabling streaming video content directly to phones via satellites would face significant regulatory, technology hurdles, experts say.
21 May 2025 - 1:37PM videocam
Once complete, the space-based Three-Body Computing Constellation will support real-time, in-orbit data processing.
15 May 2025 - 8:13PM videocam
Chinese institutions are offering large salary packages to entice scientists hit by funding cuts and persistent scrutiny in the United States.
15 May 2025 - 7:41PM videocam
Chutian project aims to establish 300-satellite network offering continuous global coverage with a range of imaging types.
14 May 2025 - 11:50AM videocam
Scientists using data from Nasa’s InSight lander find mysterious zone they say is best explained by a layer of water-saturated rock.
13 May 2025 - 1:17PM videocam
Team used Sanya incoherent scatter radar and FAST telescope for ground-based radar imaging experiment focused on the lunar south pole.
9 May 2025 - 8:52PM videocam
Work on a key experimental reactor is expected to be finished within two years, which could be a major advance in the race for clean energy.
4 May 2025 - 8:56PM videocam
China’s moon rocks and soil will be put under the microscope and compared to Apollo-era samples to deepen understanding of volcanic past.
11 May 2025 - 8:10PM videocam
More Chinese scientists are taking on prestigious leadership roles at US academic societies.
Experts contrast Washington’s budget threat to Martian sample return programme and clear goals for Tianwen-3 mission and beyond.
19 Apr 2025 - 8:00PM videocam
DRO-L, DRO-A and DRO-B finally form a communication and navigation system spanning from low Earth orbit to distant retrograde orbit.
18 Apr 2025 - 10:00PM videocam
Ma says lack of due process by Indiana University is devastating after she and Wang were dismissed within days of each other.
15 Apr 2025 - 8:00PM videocam
Amid China Initiative era and pressure on Chinese research community, police report concluded Tao died by suicide amid ‘work-related stress’.
15 Apr 2025 - 10:59AM videocam
Hefei team use China’s superconducting quantum computer Origin Wukong to fine-tune a large language model, researcher says.
9 Apr 2025 - 12:00PM videocam
‘These systems now rank among the best in the world, and they’ve helped set multiple records in China’s fusion research,’ chief designer says.
2 Apr 2025 - 7:18PM videocam
Scientific mission collects specimens from ocean depths of 6,000 metres in first crewed exploration of Tasman Sea trench.
1 Apr 2025 - 5:53PM videocam
As construction finishes on China’s High Energy Photon Source, scientists are lining up to use it to further their research.
31 Mar 2025 - 10:00AM videocam
If 100 megawatt hybrid plant is on schedule, it could put China decades ahead of comparable efforts in the rest of the world.
27 Mar 2025 - 12:00PM videocam
Fu Tianfan leaves tenure-track assistant professor position in New York state for new research opportunities, and Nanjing University’s ‘fertile ground’.
After a decade in America, a leading computer scientist has returned to China to head a top artificial intelligence lab.
23 Mar 2025 - 10:00PM videocam
Zhan joins university named on US Entity List because of ties to China’s military after involvement in many American research projects.
20 Mar 2025 - 3:25PM videocam