China launches secretive TJS-27 pair, orbits next-gen Tianlian relay sat
HELSINKI — China sent a new pair of secretive satellites into a programmatically new orbit Wednesday, while also…
Chinese scientists have bad news on having babies in space. But there is a silver lining
If the future of humanity lies in the vast expanse of space, could humans actually perpetuate the species…
China Launched Artificial Embryos to Orbit to Find Out If We Can Have Space Babies
Humanity’s looming ambition to colonize the Moon and Mars faces one major obstacle: our ability to reproduce beyond…
China launches ‘human artificial embryos’ to space in bid to see whether reproduction is possible off-world
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China merges lunar programmes as race to moon with US heats up after latest SpaceX launch
As the race to send humans back to the moon heats up, China has been fine-tuning its plans.…
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission
Hong Kong will send its first astronaut to the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency announced…
Is China’s commercial rocket now cheaper than Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9?
The Kinetica-2 Y1 carrier rocket, also known as the Lijian-2 Y1, took off on its inaugural flight on…
Stranded Chinese astronauts to return to Earth aboard new crew’s spacecraft
Three astronauts on board China’s Tiangong space station – whose launch back to Earth was delayed last week…
China has big ambitions in space and the Arctic. Should the West be worried?
In 2003, a decade after the humiliation of the Yinhe incident – when a Chinese container ship was…
Tiangong space station taikonauts gain AI support
This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Aug. 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 taikonaut Chen Dong…