China successfully launches Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft

The two astronauts docked tot he Tiangong-2 space lab where they will stay for 33 days. The mission aims to transport personnel and materials between Earth and Tiangong-2, and test rendezvous, docking and return processes. Other objectives include aerospace medical...

Chinese science publications among most-cited globally

According to the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (MOST), Chinese scientists contributed 12,8 % to the most-cited science publications over the last decade, ranking now 3 after the USA and the UK. And 2 in eight fields including mathematics, medicine...

China explores mind-controlling technologies to aid astronauts

New technologies will allow astronauts to use their thoughts to control equipment in spacecraft, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The National Key Laboratory of Human Factors Engineering and Tianjin University have developed a human brain-to-computer test...