China’s Tiangong-1 space station has been completely out of control for months now, and space agencies from all over the world are expecting it to come crashing down to Earth in early 2018.

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 ...

The Shenzhou-15 crew keeps fit with a "space bike," a "resistance device" and a "space treadmill" aboard the Tiangong space ...

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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.

Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, part of China's three-person Shenzhou 19 mission, completed an 8.5-hour extravehicular activity ...

For optical astronomy, the space station will be accompanied by the Xuntian telescope, which can be translated to “survey the ...

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

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.

Astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have been getting some assistance from an "intelligent" robot. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze — the crew of the current Shenzhou 19 ...