For optical astronomy, the space station will be accompanied by the Xuntian telescope, which can be translated to “survey the heavens”. Xuntian is currently planned to be launched in mid-2025 to fly ...
Shenzhou-19 astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze sent their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space station in a video released by the China Manned Space Agency on New ...
This simulated image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov 16, 2024 shows China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou 8 as it completes docking with the orbiting Tiangong space station.
HELSINKI — China will launch a pair of low-cost space station resupply spacecraft this year on new commercial launch vehicles, highlighting advances for the country’s space ecosystem.
The China space station will conduct over 1,000 research projects in its operations over the next 10 to 15 years, while also promoting scientific outreach and international cooperation ...
The three-module Tiangong was completed in late 2022 and China intends to keep the orbital outpost — which is around 20% as massive as the International Space Station — permanently occupied ...
In 2022, we ran Solar Revolution, an editorial series that explored how humans can fully harness the power of the sun. The main photo of the International Space Station solar array is by NASA via ...