After heavy national investment in semiconductors to break a dependence on global chips, Mr. Xi seems unhappy with the results.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
Russia Says It Will Quit the International Space Station After 2024
The withdrawal would end two decades of post-Cold War cooperation in space between the United States and Russia, which jointly built and operate the station.
Webb Space Telescope: Biden and NASA Reveal First Image
From the White House on Monday, humanity got its first glimpse of what the observatory in space has been seeing: a cluster of early galaxies.
Your Monday Briefing: Russia Seizes Lysychansk
Plus a heat wave engulfs Japan and transgender activists in Pakistan debate protections.
South Korea Launches Satellite With Its Own Rocket for the First Time
The launch brings the country closer to its ambition of becoming a player in the space industry, no longer reliant on technology from other countries.
South Korea Launches Satellite With Its Own Rocket for the First Time
The launch brings the country closer to its ambition of becoming a player in the space industry, no longer reliant on technology from other countries.
Hear the Weird Sounds of a Black Hole Singing
As part of an effort to “sonify” the cosmos, researchers have converted the pressure waves from a black hole into an audible … something.
Military Memo Adds to Possible Interstellar Meteor Mystery
The U.S. Space Command seemed to confirm a claim that a meteor from outside the solar system had entered Earth’s atmosphere, but other scientists and NASA are still not convinced.
Is Russia Quitting the International Space Station? Not Quite.
NASA has sidestepped suggestions that Russia might pull out of the space station partnership.
Astronomers Find a New Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth’s Orbit
The Trojan asteroid 2020 XL5, which follows the same path around the sun as our planet, was revealed only after a decade of searching.