Astronauts on China's Tiangong station used artificial photosynthesis to turn CO₂ and water into oxygen and rocket fuel.

China has reached a decisive milestone by achieving the first artificial photosynthesis in space aboard the Tiangong station.

To experimentally prove that photosynthesis only occurs in the light. Care must be taken when using boiling ethanol. Make sure that no Bunsen burners are turned on as the ethanol is highly flammable.

We often think of animals using oxygen and glucose for cellular respiration and producing carbon dioxide. Similarly, we might think of plants using carbon dioxide and sunlight for photosynthesis and ...

This process, called photosynthesis, is essential to the global carbon cycle and organisms that conduct photosynthesis represent the lowest level in most food chains (Figure 1). Most living things ...

China's achievement is valuable for long-term space exploration, enabling self-sufficiency and enabling missions like a crewed moon landing.

Breathing New Air Chinese astronauts claim to have created rocket fuel on board the country's Tiangong space station using a ...

The 12 experiments carried out at the Tiangong space station focused on key technologies such as the conversion of carbon dioxide at room temperature.

Shenzhou-19 astronauts simulate natural photosynthesis, bringing long-haul crewed missions a step closer to reality.

Chinese astronauts claim have successfully developed artificial photosynthesis technology in orbit for the first time. This ...

Chinese astronauts on the Tiangong space station have successfully produced oxygen and rocket fuel through artificial ...