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China launches three astronauts to replace crew on Chinese space station.
China launches three astronauts to replace crew on Chinese space station.
From @AssociatedPress: "The Tiangong, or 'Heavenly Palace,' space station has made China a major contender in space, especially since it was entirely Chinese-built after the country was excluded from the International Space Station over U.S. national security concerns."
#Space #China #Astronaut #Science
A mix of science and tradition helps restore relics in China’s Forbidden City.
A mix of science and tradition helps restore relics in China’s Forbidden City.
@AssociatedPress reports 150 workers oversee 1.8 million relics in the museum’s collection. "They include scroll paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics — and, somewhat unexpectedly, ornate antique clocks that were gifted to emperors by early European visitors."
#China #History #Museum #Antique #Science
The Great Wall of China might be older than we thought.
The Great Wall of China might be older than we thought.
From @Smithsonianmag: "New research suggests that some sections of the wall were constructed during the Western Zhou dynasty between 1046 and 771 B.C.E."
#China #History #Archaeology #Histodons
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Tibet has risen to at least 126, according to China Central TV.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Tibet has risen to at least 126, according to China Central TV.
@CNN reports: "Its epicenter, located in Tingri county high on the Tibetan plateau, was close to the border with Nepal, around 50 miles north of the world’s highest mountain."
#Earthquake #Tibet #Seismology #China #Science
What is on the Voyager Golden Record?
What is on the Voyager Golden Record?
From @PopularScience: "Carl Sagan defended sending rock 'n' roll into space."
#Voyager #Space #CarlSagan #Science #Music
COP29 ended with a last-minute deal struck that will have rich countries pay $300 billion to developing nations by 2035. Will that be enough to allow the developing world to cover expenses related to
COP29 ended with a last-minute deal struck that will have rich countries pay $300 billion to developing nations by 2035. Will that be enough to allow the developing world to cover expenses related to the damaging effects of climate change? “It’s a paltry sum,” India’s delegate Chandni Raina said. @BBCNews has 5 takeaways from the summit, including more on the bitter divisions that remain after the deal, negotiations to “Trump-proof” the climate, and more: https://flip.it/H2Jdu1
#Science #ClimateChange #COP29 #GlobalWarming #Climate #China #USA #Trump
China says it’s ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station this week.
China says it’s ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station this week.
@AssociatedPress reports: "The two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who’ve lived on the Tiangong space station for the last six months. ... China built its own space station after being excluded from the International Space Station."
#Space #China #Astronaut #Science
China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances.
China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances.
From @AssociatedPress: "The nation’s leading scientific institute laid out an ambitious plan Tuesday to become a global leader in space science by 2050. It listed a wide range of research areas including black holes, Mars and Jupiter, and the search for habitable planets and signs of extraterrestrial life."
#China #Science #Space
Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle.
Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle.
From CNN: "Mission engineers sent a command to shutter the Voyager 2’s Plasma Science, or PLS, experiment — which was used to observe solar winds — on September 26 using the Deep Space Network, a series of massive radio antennae that can beam information billions of miles through space. It took 19 hours for the message to reach Voyager 2, and a return signal was received 19 hours later."
#Voyager #Space #NASA #Science #Voyager2
Scientists have extracted and sequenced DNA from a piece of 3,600-year-old cheese found in Bronze Age graves in what is now northwest China. The cheese, the oldest in the archaeological record, was
Scientists have extracted and sequenced DNA from a piece of 3,600-year-old cheese found in Bronze Age graves in what is now northwest China. The cheese, the oldest in the archaeological record, was preserved in the Taklamakan Desert’s dry conditions along with the mummified occupants of the graves. The DNA analysis revealed how the Xiaohe harnessed microbes to improve their food. Read more from CNN.
#Archeology #Cheese #China #Mummy #DNA
New evidence points to Wuhan market as source of COVID-19 outbreak.
New evidence points to Wuhan market as source of COVID-19 outbreak.
From New Scientist: "A new study by an international team concludes it is more likely that the virus emerged from wild animals sold at the market and not from a lab escape. The researchers re-analysed data from 800 samples collected at the Huanan market by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention beginning on 1 January 2020, and also studied viral genomes from the earliest COVID-19 cases."
#COVID #COVID19 #Wuhan #China #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #Science
The U.S. has led on nuclear fusion research for decades. Now China is in position to win the race, CNN reports.
The U.S. has led on nuclear fusion research for decades. Now China is in position to win the race, CNN reports.
"Many countries have achieved fusion reactions, but sustaining them for long enough to use in the real world remains elusive."
#Fusion #Energy #ClimateChange #China #Nuclear #Science