Micius

Scientists in China teleport first object 300 miles into space!

Last month, the Chinese team demonstrated they could send entangled photons from space to Earth. The latest work does the reverse: they sent photons from the mountaintop base to the satellite as it passed directly overhead.

Jul 13, 2017, 11:07 AM IST

China gets first data from its 'hack-proof' satellite

China on Thursday said the first batch of data from the world's only quantum satellite, which can provide "hack-proof" communications at speeds faster than light, has been received by it.

Aug 19, 2016, 00:41 AM IST

'Micius' shoots skyward making China's launch of world's first quantum communication satellite a success!

Nicknamed 'Micius', the satellite will circle the Earth once every 90 minutes after it enters a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km.

Aug 16, 2016, 10:12 AM IST