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 ...

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

In outer space, an abundance of caution is required to keep astronauts alive, that's why a trio of Chinese astronauts are ...

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after they were briefly stranded at the nation's space station when space debris struck their vehicle.

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

The return capsule deployed a red and white striped parachute as it came down in the late afternoon to a remote site in northern China's Gobi Desert, about five and a half hours after leaving the ...

Three Chinese astronauts, who aborted their departure home after their spacecraft was hit by debris, returned to earth safely on Friday.     The return capsule of the Shenzhou-21 spaceship, carrying ...

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