China has a launch date for an uncrewed spacecraft that will replace one damaged by space debris while docked at the Tiangong Space Station. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Three Chinese astronauts — who have already been in space for six months — are having their return to Earth delayed over concerns their spaceship has been damaged by space debris. The Chinese ...

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early ...

Mark your calendars: Chinese New Year 2026 kicks off on Tuesday, Feb. 17! While we bid farewell to the Year of the Wood Dragon back in 2024, the legendary Chinese dragon remains a powerful symbol, ...

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early ...

If an emergency arises aboard China's Tiangong space station in the next few days, its three astronaut residents could be in trouble. That trio — members of the Shenzhou 21 mission — arrived at ...

Given the high-risk and high-profile nature of spaceflight, no national space program can afford to take risks when ensuring the safety of its crew during missions. The China National Space ...

INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14: The return capsule of the Shenzhou-21 spaceship, carrying the Shenzhou-20 astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie, touches down at the Dongfeng landing ...

China’s Shenzhou-21 space rocket and its crew including the youngest member of its astronaut corps blasted off on Friday atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) R. Lincoln Hines, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) China’s ...