The Shenzhou-16 crew, Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao, gives the Tiangong space station a deep clean. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV) ...

HELSINKI — China will launch a pair of low-cost space station resupply spacecraft this year on new commercial launch vehicles ...

Chinsese astronauts are conducting experiments with fruit flies and more aboard the Tiangong space station. Credit: China ...

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This undated video grab shows Shenzhou-19 astronauts sending their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space station. Shenzhou-19 astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze sent ...

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 ...

Like billions of other people around the world, the astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station (or taikonauts, as they're known at home) are celebrating the Lunar New Year holiday.

"We are in the space home of the Chinese people, wishing you all a happy Chinese New Year!," the taikonauts said in the message. "We wish the people of the whole country good health and all the ...

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

Wed, January 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM UTC ...

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