It is likely that the Chang'e 7 lunar lander will touch down near Shackleton Crater, Schörghofer advised, outfitted with an ...

China's Wentian lab module's robotic arm to support the astronauts extravehicular activities, delivering goods, and ...

While the raw speed isn't too impressive, it was achieved using a laser with less power than an energy-saving lightbulb.

Behind the headline numbers was a deliberate strategy: use high launch cadence to harden industrial capacity, validate ...

China-based LandSpace is breaking new ground in the space industry by learning from SpaceX. Despite its Zhuque-3 rocket ...

China’s LandSpace challenges SpaceX with reusable rockets, methalox engines, and ambitions to reshape the global commercial space race.

Three Chinese astronauts won’t be returning to Earth this week as planned. Officials say their spaceship capsule may have been hit with space debris, causing damage. The crew, which has been in space ...

The amendment states that no government funding given to NASA, the National Space Council, or the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy can be used to “ collaborate with, host, or ...

Beijing marks its most active year in space as crewed Shenzhou missions, Tiangong resupply flights, and a surge in commercial ...

Three veteran Chinese astronauts are stuck – for now – aboard the Tiangong space station after their return capsule was hit and damaged by space debris fragments. China's space agency has not revealed ...

Chinese astronauts just got an up-close look at the damage that space junk can cause. Two astronauts of the three-person Shenzhou 21 mission conducted an extravehicular activity (EVA) outside China's ...