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1. PLA scientists propose a plan to destroy US carrier groups from 3,000km away
As the United States quietly pulls its most precious military assets away from the coasts of Asia, they are falling back to places like Guam in Micronesia, a US island territory far beyond the reach of most conventional missiles.
2. Chinese satellite company releases images of Nvidia, Apple HQs

After it was sanctioned by the US government for allegedly helping Iran, a Chinese satellite company has released high-definition images of the Nvidia and Apple headquarters in California’s Silicon Valley.
3. Chinese team flags life-threatening weakness in Nasa’s Artemis programme
In the 21st century race to the moon, there is a question that engineers must ask: what happens when the main engine fails? China and the United States are answering this in contrasting ways. Their answers could reveal the value they place on human life.
4. For 5 million years, whales have come to this place in the Indian Ocean to die

Chinese deep-sea explorers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have discovered the largest “whale-fall site” ever recorded in the Indian Ocean.
5. Spying in Xinjiang? No, I was reporting from China’s energy heartland
Senior reporter Dannie Peng visited Xinjiang in April to see first-hand how a vast industrial ecosystem is rapidly taking shape.
6. Why SpaceX may not be a model for Chinese companies to copy

China should not try to copy SpaceX despite the US company’s successful IPO, a leading economist has said. The company raised US$75 billion when it went public on Friday and made its chief executive Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.
7. Chinese black hole-hunting scientist Dai Liang quits US for Shanghai post
A physicist who was awarded a fellowship reserved for the “brightest young scientists” in the US and Canada for his work hunting for black holes has returned to China.


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SCMP Highlights

A satellite image of Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California was among the photos released on Monday. Photo: Changguang Satellite

Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) moored pier side at Naval Base Guam in Micronesia. The US military has quietly pulled its most precious military assets away from Asian coasts, beyond the reach of most conventional missiles. Photo: US Navy/AFP

A scientific team from China discovered the deepest and most extensive whale graveyard in the depths of the Diamantina Trench. Photo: Handout

SpaceX employees celebrate the firm’s record-breaking IPO in New York on Friday. Photo: AFP

Chinese AI lets everyday users command quantum computing with natural language

Researchers and developers can access the system through a lightweight interface rather than building quantum environments from scratch. Photo: Shutterstock

Chip prodigy returns to China, coal waste used for critical minerals: 7 science highlights

Chip expert Da Bo, deeply involved in the building of TSMC’s 3nm plant in Japan, has returned to China with his team. Photo: Handout


Chinese researchers are using two-dimensional materials such as molybdenum disulfide to pack more transistors onto microchips. Photo: Nanjing University

The crop can grow up to 1.6 metres high, taller than some humans. Photo: qq.com

Amid a global energy shortage, coal piles sit near a chemical plant in Datong, as China turns coal into critical metals. Photo: AP

Gu Songfen, pioneering designer of Chinese supersonic fighter jets, dies at 96

From the Shenyang J-8 (left) to the next-generation J-36, Chinese fighter design has undergone a massive technological transformation. Photo composite: Wikipedia/Max Smith

Gu Songfen’s interest in aerodynamics was sparked when he witnessed Japanese planes bombing his neighbourhood as a child. Photo: Handout

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From a Chinese firm releasing images of Nvidia and Apple HQs to SpaceX’s IPO, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting


From a Chinese firm releasing images of Nvidia and Apple HQs to SpaceX’s IPO, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.


PLA’s plan to destroy US carriers; world’s largest whale graveyard: 7 science highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a Chinese firm releasing images of Nvidia and Apple HQs to SpaceX’s IPO, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting

1. PLA scientists propose a plan to destroy US carrier groups from 3,000km away

From a Chinese firm releasing images of Nvidia and Apple HQs to SpaceX’s IPO, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting