As the space race hots up once again, representatives of over 50 countries are at the Farnborough International Space show to focus on sustainability. Just how can science, data, and technology drive sustainable progress, not just on Earth but beyond?

Chinese scientists, in collaboration with several international research institutions, have led the construction of a high-precision surface solar radiation monitoring system on a near-global scale. The joint research led by researchers from the State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of the Aerospace Information Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with scientists from Japan, France the UK has recently been published in the international academic journal The Innovation.

As reported in Advanced Photonics Nexus, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently made a significant advancement by developing a compact, solid-state laser system capable of generating 193-nm coherent light. This wavelength is crucial for photolithography, a process used to etch intricate patterns onto silicon wafers, forming the backbone of modern electronic devices.

A tethered balloon, developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was successfully deployed on Wednesday to assist in the construction of ultra-high voltage (UHV) transmission lines in Tai'an city, East China's Shandong Province. This marks China's first use of an aerial platform for energy projects, the CMG reported.

Recently, we have been hearing good news from China's Mars exploration mission. The Mars radar research team, led by Fang Guangyou from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has discovered multi-layered tilted sedimentary structures beneath the surface of the landing area of Zhurong, China's first Mars rover, in the northern hemisphere of the planet. This provides the most direct underground evidence to date of the existence of an ancient ocean in Mars' low- and mid-latitude regions.

plateau railway construction project, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) said on Tuesday.