In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese astronauts, from left; Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming salute from aboard China's space station core module Tianhe during a ...

A view of the Sun on the horizon from Tianhe ahead of the Shenzhou-12 docking. Credit: BACC/CCTV/screenshot HELSINKI — The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft docked with China’s space station module hours after ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Xi praised the pioneering taikonauts—Nie Haisheng, 56, Liu Boming, 54, and Tang Hongbo, 45—who lifted off into space on ...

Three Chinese astronauts have docked at China’s space station core module, named Tianhe, for the first time. The three astronauts flew to space as part of the Shenzhou 12 mission, China’s first crewed ...

China's second crewed mission was a success. The Shenzhou 13 spacecraft launched on October 15th with its three passengers, commander Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu, to Tianhe, the core ...

Three astronauts, or taikonauts, landed in Mongolia after three months on China's new space station. The Shenzhou-12 crew has now completed the longest spaceflight in Chinese history. China aims to ...

BEIJING — China’s Shenzhou-13 spacecraft carrying three Chinese astronauts docked Saturday at its space station, kicking off a record-setting six-month stay as the country moves toward completing the ...