Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China's Tiangong space station after their return capsule was struck by a presumed piece of orbital debris on Wednesday.

The recent mishap marks the second time in the last two years that astronauts have been stranded in orbit. In March, NASA ...

It’s somewhat ironic that China’s spacecraft took a hit from space junk. The country is responsible for creating the majority ...

"We're now in an era where there's multiple governments, multiple companies involved in space. So the shift is not just one ...

The astronauts are stuck in space after damaged to the Shenzhou-20 capsule. The delay underscores the threat of increasing amounts of space debris.

The spacecraft in question was the Shenzhou-20 capsule, which transported a crew of three astronauts to the Tiangong space station in April 2025.

China has a launch date for an uncrewed spacecraft that will replace one damaged by space debris while docked at the Tiangong ...

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China successfully launched a new spacecraft on Tuesday to replace its debris-hit spaceship attached to the space station, ...

It can be challenging to quantify how much of a danger space debris poses. The International Civil Aviation Organization ...