We’re running against the clock here,” Tiago Soares, the lead engineer of the Clean Space office at ESA, warned, as yet ...

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early ...

What is more concerning is that there are tens of thousands of pieces of debris larger than 10 centimeters, each capable of crippling satellites or endangering crews, and there is currently no ...

Shenzhou-20 crew returned home on Shenzhou-21 vessel Crew was stuck in China's space station for nine days Shenzhou-20 vessel remains in orbit after space debris damage Episode highlights danger from ...

It's low but, um, never zero. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the ...

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth after being stranded for nine days on the Tiangong space station. Their original return vehicle, the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, was damaged by space debris, ...

Three Chinese astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed by space debris hitting their vessel last week have boarded another spacecraft and are expected to land in China on Friday, the China Manned ...

China has a launch date for an uncrewed spacecraft that will replace one damaged by space debris while docked at the Tiangong Space Station. China appears to have set a launch date for an uncrewed ...

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s delay because the return capsule they had planned to use was damaged, likely from ...

"We're now in an era where there's multiple governments, multiple companies involved in space. So the shift is not just one organization needing to think about space rescue for their own needs." China ...

BEIJING — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s delay because their original return capsule was damaged, likely from being hit by space ...

As someone deeply involved in the space sector, I’ve seen firsthand how low Earth orbit (LEO) is becoming increasingly congested. Satellite operators, space agencies and aerospace companies are all ...