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Snapshots of Chinese space station passing in front of sun
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (65+ words) Snapshots of Chinese space station passing in front of sun'China Daily Snapshots of Chinese space station passing in front of sun Kashgar area of Xinjiang pilot FTZ sees robust growth Shenzhou XX astronauts meet press after return from space Xi…...
Year's first private rocket mission takes off
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (509+ words) Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker in Beijing, conducted the sixth sea-based launch of its Ceres 1 carrier rocket on Friday morning, marking the first private space mission in China in 2026. The company said in a news release that the rocket…...
Galactic Energy completes sixth sea-based launch of Ceres 1 rocket
19+ hour, 51+ min ago (255+ words) Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker in Beijing, conducted the sixth sea-based launch mission of its Ceres 1 carrier rocket on Friday morning. The company said in a news release that the rocket blasted off at 4:10 am from a mobile launch…...
Cold wave expected to sweep across China
1+ day, 34+ min ago (350+ words) China is expected to be hit by its first cold wave of the year from Saturday to Wednesday, bringing widespread rain, snow, and icy conditions, especially in southern regions. Central and eastern China will face their strongest winter weather so…...
Reading numbers like poetry: A journey into ancient Chinese math
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (450+ words) From mathematics to Chinese calligraphy and classical texts, and then back to math, German Sinologist Andrea Breard has forged a new path to reveal the logical and poetic beauty of Chinese mathematics, and the depth of Chinese culture. Standing at…...
Zhou Liang sees hope for Yangtze sturgeon after decades of conservation work
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (174+ words) After more than three decades of dedication, Zhou Liang finally sees hope on the horizon for fulfilling his and his late father's lifelong dream of restoring the wild population of the Yangtze sturgeon. Zhou, 53, is head of the Yibin Institute…...
China launches remote-sensing satellite for Algeria
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (257+ words) China launched a Long March 2C carrier rocket Thursday afternoon, placing a remote-sensing satellite for Algeria into orbit, according to China Great Wall Industry, the project's contractor. The rocket lifted off at 12:01 pm from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the…...
China launches new remote-sensing satellite
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (83+ words) China launches new remote-sensing satellite'China Daily China launches new remote-sensing satellite JIUQUAN -- China on Thursday sent an Algerian satellite into space using a Long March 2C carrier rocket. The rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China…...
China unveils undersea drilling robot to boost deep-sea exploration
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (325+ words) GUANGZHOU -- China's first domestically developed undersea robot capable of three-dimensional drilling and in-situ monitoring within seabed strata has successfully completed a trial operation in the South China Sea at a depth of 1,264 meters. The robot, developed by the Guangzhou Marine…...
Beyond imagination! Robots unlock new skills
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (98+ words) Beyond imagination! Robots unlock new skills'China Daily Beyond imagination! Robots unlock new skills Step into a spectacular showcase of robotic prowess. From backflips and watermelon smashing to skiing and traffic control, discover the incredible new abilities that robots have mastered....