Liftoff of the Long March 5B rocket carrying the Tianhe core module for the Chinese Space Station. Credit: CCTV/framegrab HELSINKI — China successfully launched a 22-metric-ton module April 28, ...

Components of the Long March 5B (Y2) to launch the Chinese space station core module at a facility in Tianjin. Credit: CMSA HELSINKI — The Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket to launch China’s first space ...

In this image released by the Xinhua News Agency, a photo taken on a screen shows Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping conducting extravehicular activities outside the space station's ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The core module for China's planned orbital space station has passed a flight acceptance review ...

Three Chinese astronauts blasted off and rocketed into orbit Thursday, setting off after the recently-launched core module of China's new space station for a planned three-month stay. The Shenzhou-12 ...

The Tianhe station module is healthy in orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China's Tianhe space station module has passed ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Earlier today, China put Tianhe, the core module of its new space station, into orbit. It's the 12th space station to be put into orbit (Salyuts 1 and 3 through 7 , Mir, Skylab, the ISS and the two ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

China successfully launched the first module of its first permanent space station on Thursday from the southern island province of Hainan. The planned station, named Tiangong or "Heavenly Palace," is ...

China said it is planning more than 40 space launches in 2022 as it continues building its Tiangong space station. The station's Tianhe core module currently is hosting a three-person crew. Among the ...

Three Chinese astronauts blasted off and rocketed into orbit Thursday, setting off after the recently-launched core module of China's new space station for a planned three-month stay. The Shenzhou-12 ...