Xi Jinping ordered China's scientists to reach tech self-reliance by 2035, even as record R&D spending still hasn't closed the country's chip gap.
Category: Science
Shamiram Tomb Reveals a Horse Sacrifice and a Pre-Urartian Sleeper
Armenian-Italian archaeologists at Armenia's Shamiram site found a 3,000-year-old tomb with a sacrificed horse and rare pre-Urartian layers.
NASA’s IXPE Confirms Lighthouse Nebula’s Long-Suspected Magnetic Field
NASA's IXPE confirmed the 2008 theory of the Lighthouse Nebula's magnetic structure at 99% confidence, with the same data challenging filament turbulence models.
Hayabusa2’s Torifune Fly-By Sets Up Japan’s Planetary Defense Bid
JAXA's Hayabusa2 flew within 800 metres of asteroid Torifune on 5 July 2026, the precision result Japan is using to stake its planetary defence case.
Open Startup Unveils African Deep Tech Push at 10-Year Mark
Open Startup marked a decade in Tunis by launching The Science Road, an African deep tech reset focused on health, climate and AI, with a new investment arm.
NASA’s AstroPix Gamma-Ray Sensor Will Get a Free Ride to Orbit
NASA's AstroPix gamma-ray detector will test silicon pixel sensors in orbit aboard the Fly Foundational Robots mission in late 2027, aiming to close a stubborn MeV gap.
Cape Verde Stuns Spain at the World Cup and on the Hurricane Map
Cape Verde held Spain to a 0-0 draw on June 15, its first World Cup. The same week, a Gulf system could become the first named storm of the 2026...
Google’s 32 Million Mosquito Plan Hinges on an AI Factory
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, the federal agency that approves pesticides) is reviewing a request from Google to release up to 32 million sterilized mosquitoes across California and Florida...
NASA’s $20 Billion Moon Base Plan Bets on Six Private Contractors
NASA committed roughly $20 billion over seven years to put a permanent outpost at the lunar south pole, with three uncrewed missions scheduled to fly before the end of this...
Starship’s Flight 12 Splashdown Buys SpaceX 24 Months to the Moon
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 12 splashed down in the Indian Ocean on May 22 after deploying 22 Starlink simulators and two camera-equipped heat-shield inspection satellites from a Version 3 ship. The...










