China’s commercial rocket — Smart Dragon-3 — has showcased its payload adaptability by carrying seven satellites to their planned orbit. One of those satellites belongs to Pakistan. This is a milestone achievement in the space cooperation between China and Pakistan.

Scientists have discovered a planetary system with three planets — the closest one is rocky, and the next two are gaseous. But a fourth planet was later discovered farthest from its star, and surprisingly, it is a rocky planet. This rocky-gaseous-gaseous-rocky order beats current scientific understanding.

By reconfiguring satellite software in orbit, researchers on the Pamir Plateau have doubled the capacity of existing laser communications, setting a new domestic speed record.

Following a successful demonstration flight, the nation's space agency has retrieved a reusable first-stage booster from the South China Sea, advancing its 2030 crewed lunar landing ambitions.

A breakthrough facility in Qinghai province has pushed lithium recovery rates from salt lakes past 90%, establishing a greener, more efficient standard for the global EV battery supply chain.

A novel technique called DISH bypasses traditional layer-by-layer constraints, fabricating complex millimeter-scale structures in just 0.6 seconds using holographic light fields.

Scientists found a candidate planet that is similar to Earth. This candidate planet is possibly rocky like Earth, and it likely takes about one year to complete a revolution around its star. But unlike Earth, the candidate planet is freezing cold — no higher than 90° Fahrenheit.

Deal | Humble Bundle has introduced a new bundle — Call of the Wild 9th Anniversary. This new bundle is packed with DLCs and expansions, with only a few games contained in it.

Researchers in China have developed a fully photonic processor capable of running large-scale AI models at speeds and efficiencies orders of magnitude beyond traditional silicon hardware.

Concordia researchers have unveiled "proximal sound printing," a 10× more precise acoustic 3D-printing technique that could revolutionize medical sensors and soft robotics.

Hubble provided the clearest image yet of the youngest and closest pre-planetary nebula ever discovered. It is called the Egg Nebula. Hubble’s image is providing more insight into understanding the late stages of a star’s life.

A team of researchers in China has developed a new class of chips called "FLEXI" which combines high-durability silicon with on-device AI to enable sub-dollar, medical-grade health monitoring.

A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has addressed the limitations of solid-state refrigerants by integrating cooling and heat transfer into a single fluid, offering a potential solution for cooling data centers and homes.

A new "hot-wire" laser technique allows for the additive manufacturing of industrial-grade cemented carbides, significantly reducing waste and cost.

Webb found the earliest and most distant galaxy ever observed — MoM-z14. In this observation, Webb is seeing the galaxy as it was 280 million years after the Big Bang. The observation is reshaping our understanding of what our universe looked like in its early years.

Deal | New publisher sale has seen the hit strategy game XCOM 2, return to its lowest price on Steam — dropping to $2.99 is a 95% discount sale. This deal will expire on February 19, 2026.

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) have developed a new system called Stable Video Infinity (SVI) to tackle the drifting in video generation models.

Lifting off from the Gobi Desert on Saturday, China's classified reusable spaceplane aims to verify new technologies, continuing a program seen as a direct rival to the X-37B operated by the U.S. Space Force.

Researchers have developed a highly stable organic molecule that can store twice as much energy as conventional alternatives, potentially revolutionizing how we store wind and solar power for months at a time.

A new mechanochemical method extracts 95% of lithium from spent batteries while also trapping carbon dioxide and creating high-performance catalysts for green hydrogen.

A new electric aircraft from CASC has completed its maiden flight in China. The new vehicle is a split-type electric aircraft, featuring detachable modules that allow it to transition between air and road travel.

A team of researchers at MIT has created microscopic devices that perform machine-learning math using only the heat already present in electronics, achieving over 99% accuracy.

The YH-1000S, a hybrid unmanned cargo aircraft which combines fuel and electric propulsion to boost range, has completed its maiden flight in Chongqing, China.

The 10,000-ton Ning Yuan Dian Kun is testing its massive battery system and autonomous navigation capabilities off the coast of Shanghai, marking a major breakthrough for green short-sea shipping.

A new wireless device harvests energy from body movement to stimulate healing in severe muscle injuries, then dissolves completely to avoid follow-up surgery.

A new self-powering, capsule-sized device harvests energy from heartbeats, potentially eliminating the need for battery replacement surgeries, slashing costs for patients and removing inconveniences.

A new robotic system developed in China has successfully performed delicate retinal injections in animal trials, demonstrating superior precision to human hands and paving the way for safer treatments of complex vision disorders.

Deal | Humble Bundle has added a new package to its current collection of game bundles — Sci-Fi Shooters 2.0. The new bundle is full of sci-fi shooters. It is selling for $20 and will expire on February 24, 2025.

A new exploration-adventure game just hit Steam. It launched on January 29 and has had a good reception so far, receiving about 5,000 reviews, with 94% of these reviews being positive.

DIY enthusiast Benjamn Biggs has once again reclaimed his position — setting a new speed record for battery-powered remote-controlled drones. This marks the second time he has taken the crown from engineers Mike and Luke Bell.

Two powerful NASA observatories looked deeply into a patch of sky and found a galaxy cluster forming only about one billion years after the Big Bang. Scientists never expected to find something as massive as a galaxy cluster at such an early time in the universe’s existence.

Using its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope peered into a region for a total of about 255 hours. This exceptionally long observation allowed astronomers to trace dark matter by studying how its gravity distorts and influences the light from distant galaxies.

New simulations performed on a NASA supercomputer provided the most comprehensive details into the chaotic environment around rapidly rotating neutron stars before they merge.

NASA scientists may have found the driving force that sculpts a kind of aurora called auroral arcs. To make their findings, the scientists had to search through archives of past observations of the eye-catching phenomenon.

Deal | Fallout 76 — a survival open-world RPG — is now free to try on Steam until February 5. It is also on sale currently at $7.99, an 80% reduction from the official price tag of $39.99.

An improved AI model by NASA scientists dug into TESS data and found 7,000 possible exoplanets on just its initial run. The model which has proven to be effective is available to the public via GitHub, meaning anyone can hunt for planets themselves.

New NASA research provided evidence that the amount of water supplied to Earth by meteorites may not have been significant. The researchers discovered this using a novel method for studying the Moon’s surface.

Deal | Humble Bundle just added a new game bundle packed with racing games to its current collection of game bundles. This new bundle is only redeemable on Steam and will expire on February 19, 2026.