China’s first space station, Tiangong-1, is expected to do an uncontrolled re-entry on April 1st, +/- 4 days, though the error bars vary depending on the source ...

A previous prototype space station, called Tiangong-1, launched in 2011, and was retired in 2018, crashing down to Earth after the ground operators lost control during the de-orbit operation.

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

China has a space station — it’s called Tiangong, the first module was launched in 2021, and it’s all going quite swimmingly, thank you very much. That’s essentially what we know about the ...

This undated video grab shows Shenzhou-19 astronauts sending their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space ...

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1:12 a.m. Beijing time on Jan. 21). The pair were supported by crewmate Wang Haoze from inside the Tiangong space station. Mission commander Cai and Song completed multiple tasks before returning ...

The Shenzhou-19 crew aboard the Tiangong space station successfully conducted the world’s first in-orbit demonstration of artificial photosynthesis technology, producing oxygen, as well as the ...

While the future of the nearly 23-year-old International Space Station remains uncertain after 2024, China says its newly equipped Tiangong station will be up and running by next year.

They will relieve the Shenzhou-17 team, who have manned China’s Tiangong space station since last October. The crew will spend about six months on the space station. They will conduct scientific ...