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World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees
By Joanna Thompson published
Is the Star Manual of Master Shi the oldest known astronomical catalog? Experts are divided.

China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dust
By Ben Turner published
A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.

'Overkill' injuries on Bronze Age skeletons reveal fierce feuding in ancient China
By Kristina Killgrove published
A unique Bronze Age cemetery in China has revealed a high frequency of injuries suggestive of intense, violent interactions.

China's '2D' chip could soon be used to make silicon-free chips
By Alan Bradley published
Advances in materials and architecture could lead to silicon-free chip manufacturing thanks to a new type of transistor.

China saves 2 doomed satellites with novel 'gravitational slingshot'
By Matthew Williams published
Chinese engineers have rescued two satellites that were stuck in the wrong orbit using a novel 'gravitational slingshot' method.

SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation 'under threat' by Russia and China
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite constellation has become a prime target for Russia and China, according to a new report assessing the counterspace capabilities of a dozen countries over the past year.

Rainbow Mountains: China's psychedelic landscape created when 2 tectonic plates collided
By Sascha Pare published
The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas.

Unknown human species in East Asia used sophisticated tools at the same time Neanderthals did in Europe
By Ben Marwick published
A stone tool discovery in China rewrites the human story of Middle Paleolithic era in East Asia
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