Both Tiangong-1 and 2 are first generation space ... more docking tests, and did space station maintenance by replacing interior cladding and working on the seal rings. The crew also gave a ...

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.

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.

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

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 ...

the "fish astronauts" are expected to embark on another journey to Tiangong Space Station this year to help scientists study the effects of the space environment on vertebrate muscle and bone ...

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 ...