The top 10 frontier questions in positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) were unveiled at a forum held in Beijing on Friday, with the aim of guiding the future development of the discipline. The selected frontiers highlight a deep integration between satellite navigation and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum sensing.

Jinan, the capital of Shandong province is ramping up efforts to develop its aerospace and low-altitude economy sectors, with 195 enterprises now operating in the fields and 80 key projects underway, local authorities said at a news conference on Thursday.

The Mohe Station of the China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station is China's northernmost satellite data receiving station. Normally the facility has only one staff member on duty, but as the Spring Festival approaches, four of its staff members have gathered in severe cold weather to conduct thorough winter inspections and maintenance.

BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's northernmost satellite data receiving station officially commenced operations on Friday, according to the station's developer, the Aerospace Information Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Leveraging Big Earth Data, this report examines seven SDGs—Zero Hunger (SDG 2), Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6), Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), Climate Action (SDG 13), Life Below Water (SDG 14), and Life on Land (SDG 15)—along with integrated evaluations and SDG interactions, summarizing global and China's progress over the past decade. Globally, these SDGs are seriously off track: of 59 indicators assessed, only 10 (16.9%) are on track, 27 have progressed slowly, 5 have stalled, and 17 have regressed. Meanwhile, China has made significant progress, with 141 of 233 indicators (60.5%) achieved or close to target as of 2024.

NYINGCHI, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists recently carried out the "Jimu-1" tethered balloon atmospheric observation experiment in Lulang, Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, which is expected to provide a new perspective for unraveling the mysteries of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ecosystem.