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World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agreesIs the Star Manual of Master Shi the oldest known astronomical catalog? Experts are divided.
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China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dustA 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.
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'Overkill' injuries on Bronze Age skeletons reveal fierce feuding in ancient ChinaA unique Bronze Age cemetery in China has revealed a high frequency of injuries suggestive of intense, violent interactions.
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China's '2D' chip could soon be used to make silicon-free chipsAdvances in materials and architecture could lead to silicon-free chip manufacturing thanks to a new type of transistor.
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China saves 2 doomed satellites with novel 'gravitational slingshot'Chinese engineers have rescued two satellites that were stuck in the wrong orbit using a novel 'gravitational slingshot' method.
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SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation 'under threat' by Russia and ChinaSpaceX'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.
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Rainbow Mountains: China's psychedelic landscape created when 2 tectonic plates collidedThe colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas.
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Unknown human species in East Asia used sophisticated tools at the same time Neanderthals did in EuropeA stone tool discovery in China rewrites the human story of Middle Paleolithic era in East Asia
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China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."
