During the Apollo missions, astronauts faced challenges from sharp, fine particles of lunar dust that clung to nearly everything, posing potential health risks while causing instrument malfunctions ...

JIUQUAN: A Chinese rocket carrying three astronauts to the country’s space station blasted off from its remote launch site on Thursday, the latest milestone in Beijing’s race to become a ...

Shenzhou XX astronauts, Senior Colonel Chen Dong (center), Colonel Chen Zhongrui (right) and Colonel Wang Jie, attend a departure ceremony on Thursday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA astronaut Mike Massimino smiles for a photo during STS-125 — the fifth and final ...

Chinese astronauts selected from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions are expected to carry out their first spaceflight as early as 2026, a senior official said on Wednesday.

A Pakistani astronaut will become the first foreign national aboard China’s Tiangong space station, as Beijing steps up space diplomacy amid a burgeoning battle with the United States for ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is still going strong thanks to an amazing design, operations and science team — and a cadre of spacewalking astronauts. Hubble launched to Earth orbit 35 years ago ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) China is launching the Shenzhou-20 mission, sending three astronauts to the Tiangong space station for a six-month stay focused on scientific experiments ...

Now, more than 50 years later, the late astronaut’s timepiece has sold at auction for $2.1 million, including fees, according to RR Auction. Made of solid yellow gold, the rare timepiece is one ...

Hong Kong’s first astronaut could start serving on missions as early as next year, the national space agency said on Wednesday. The China Manned Space Agency picked the Hongkonger in June last ...

Reuters The selection process for Pakistani astronauts has officially begun, following the signing of a cooperation agreement between China and Pakistan in late February, the China Manned Space ...

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is heading to space in late May aboard the Axiom-4 mission to carry out experiments at the International Space Station. Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will ...