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South China Morning Post
7 days ago
- Health
- South China Morning Post
How does space affect the mind? China sends ‘mini-brain' to Tiangong to find out
China has sent a living 'mini-brain' – a chip the size of a credit card containing human brain cells and blood vessels – to its Tiangong space station to find out how space messes with the mind. Advertisement Researchers aboard the International Space Station have previously used brain cell cultures and early-stage brain organoids to study ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer's. But China's experiment appears to be the first time a highly integrated brain chip featuring blood-brain barrier functions has been sent into space Launched on the Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft on Tuesday, the experiment aims to probe the effects of microgravity on the brain and eventually help astronauts prevent dizziness, sleep problems and changes in cognitive function during long missions, according to lead scientist Qin Jianhua of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics. 01:25 China's Tianzhou-9 cargo craft launches for Tiangong space station resupply mission China's Tianzhou-9 cargo craft launches for Tiangong space station resupply mission The brain model – grown from living tissue including nerve and immune cells, capillary-like vessels and a barrier that mimics the brain's natural defences – offers more human-like data than traditional cell cultures or animal experiments, Qin told the state-run China News Service on Tuesday. Advertisement She said its three-dimensional, dynamic design also allowed real-time observation of how brain tissues behaved in orbit, making it a powerful tool for space medicine, neuroscience research and drug development.
Time of India
17-07-2025
- Science
- Time of India
Was that a jellyfish in the sky? China's Tianzhou-9 stuns with glowing rocket cloud. Watch video
What Did Tianzhou-9 Deliver? Live Events Two upgraded EVA (spacewalk) suits with enhanced durability, capable of supporting up to 20 spacewalks over four years. A core-muscle training device to help astronauts combat muscle atrophy during long stays in microgravity. A brain organoid-on-a-chip experiment, designed to study human brain cell behavior and the blood-brain barrier in space. Nanocarrier drug delivery systems, materials science experiments, and equipment for aerospace medical research. Why This Mission Matters What's Next? (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel On July 16, 2025, China launched its Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft aboard a Long March-7 Y10 rocket, leaving behind a mesmerizing, jellyfish-like cloud in the sky that quickly went viral on social Tianzhou-9 successfully docked with the Tiangong space station just over three hours after liftoff, delivering up to 7.2 tonnes of supplies—including food, oxygen, scientific instruments, and cutting-edge equipment. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) confirmed that the cargo ship completed its docking at 8:52 a.m., following a rapid autonomous rendezvous with the station's Tianhe core mission is the fourth resupply operation since Tiangong entered its application and development phase, underscoring China's growing capability in maintaining a self-sufficient orbital total, Tianzhou-9 carried over 1.5 tonnes of food, featuring 190 menu items—including more than 90 side dishes—to improve life aboard the station. It also delivered nearly 780 kilograms of scientific payloads, ranging from biomedical tools to long-term experiment the crucial payloads were:As the International Space Station (ISS) approaches retirement in 2030, China's Tiangong is rapidly emerging as the next-generation orbital lab. Built with three modules—Tianhe, Wentian, and Mengtian—it is already conducting a wide range of scientific, medical, and technological space program has advanced significantly despite being excluded from ISS cooperation due to U.S. restrictions. The nation's consistent success in spacecraft docking, human habitation, and autonomous operations is a testament to its goal of becoming a top-tier spacefaring is set to launch the Shenzhou-21 crewed mission later this year, which will rotate the current crew and continue ongoing research aboard Tiangong. China is also planning a crewed missions to the Moon before 2030, for which Tianzhou and Shenzhou missions serve as critical stepping stones.
India Gazette
15-07-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Daily World Briefing, July 15
China launches Tianzhou-9 cargo craft to send space station supplies China launched the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-9 in the early morning on Tuesday to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The Long March-7 Y10 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-9, blasted off at 5:34 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the agency said. After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-9 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success. The cargo craft will later conduct the rendezvous and docking with the space station combination. China, India should adhere to good-neighborliness, friendship: Chinese FM Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday that China and India should adhere to the direction of good-neighborliness and friendship, and find a way for mutual respect and trust, peaceful coexistence, common development and win-win cooperation. Wang made the remarks when holding talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Beijing. As two major Eastern civilizations and major emerging economies living adjacent to each other, the essence of China-India relations lies in how to live in harmony and achieve mutual success, said Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. Trump says U.S. to send weapons to Ukraine through NATO, threatens "severe tariffs" targeting Russia U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States will send weapons to Ukraine through NATO, and threatened "severe tariffs" targeting Russia if a ceasefire deal is not reached in 50 days. Trump announced an agreement with NATO regarding weapons to assist Ukraine while meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office. "We are going to be sending them weapons and they're going to be paying for them," said Trump, adding that the United States will manufacture those weapons. "We're going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days," Trump said of Russia. Over 20 U.S. states sue Trump administration over frozen funds for schools More than 20 U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Monday in a federal court in Rhode Island, demanding that the Trump administration release approximately 6.8 billion U.S. dollars in federal funding for education. According to the lawsuit, the federal funds were originally intended to support the education of migrant farm workers and their children, teacher recruitment and training, English proficiency learning, academic enrichment, after-school and summer programs, as well as adult literacy and job-readiness training. The lawsuit said the government was required to distribute the funds to the states by July 1. Instead, the Education Department notified states on June 30 that it would not be issuing grant awards under those programs by that deadline, citing the change in administration as the reason. Brazilian president announces formation of committee to coordinate trade countermeasures Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced Monday the formation of an interministerial committee to coordinate economic and trade countermeasures to protect the country's economy. The move was taken after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on all imports from Brazil starting Aug. 1. The interministerial committee is created through a decree regulating the economic reciprocity law and will be chaired by Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, who is also minister of development, industry, trade and services. The first meeting of the committee will be held on Tuesday, with representatives from the industrial sector in attendance. At least 47 killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza At least 47 Palestinians were killed in Israeli shelling and gunfire across Gaza on Monday, according to Palestinian sources. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Gaza, told Xinhua that in central Gaza, five people were killed and four others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian gathering in the Bureij refugee camp, and one person was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a water distribution tanker in the al-Nuseirat refugee camp, Three were killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in the al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City, and five others were killed in an airstrike on a gathering in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, north of the city, Basal said.
