As competition in the new space race ramps up with China, the United States is preparing to deorbit the International Space ...

Two Chinese astronauts spent more than nine hours outside the nation's Tiangong space station on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17, beating ...

China's Wentian lab module's robotic arm to support the astronauts extravehicular activities, delivering goods, and maintaining and repairing the exterior of the space station. Credit: Space.com | foo ...

China, the only country in the world with its own space station.

China's Tiangong space station has helped researchers achieve a long list of scientific and technological feats since its ...

Close calls are becoming more common as low Earth orbit becomes more and more crowded with satellites and debris.

China said two of its astronauts spent nine hours outside the Tiangong Space Station. The longest previous spacewalk, by Americans, was eight hours and 56 minutes.

The spacewalk appears to be the longest in history, barely breaking a record set by American astronauts in 2001.

Onboard the Chinese Tiangong space station, flies play a key role in studying the effects of weightlessness and the space environment on living organisms. Last November, 15 adult flies and 40 pupae ...

The document outlines multiple world-class achievements obtained by scientists working with astronauts onboard the Chinese space station, including the first germplasm resources of rice developed ...