The Shenzhou 20 crew is led by commander Chen Dong, a veteran astronaut and former Chinese fighter pilot on his third trip to space. Two spaceflight rookies, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, are also ...

Recent advancements in space-time computation are revolutionizing the fields of science and medicine. Engineers from Rice University and Waseda University have made a breakthrough in this area, which ...

More rockets made orbital launch attempts during 2021 than in any previous year in history, breaking a record that dates back to the space race. Last year's numbers surpass the total orbital launch ...

Could a fragment no larger than a grain of sand keep three astronauts in orbit far longer than planned? That’s the question ...

For astronauts to go on long missions to the moon or Mars, they need a refrigerator. But today’s fridges aren’t designed to work in zero gravity or upside down if oriented that way when a spacecraft ...