The International Space Station isn't the only space station visible from Earth's surface. Astronomers can also observe and image Tiangong, the Chinese space station, but it is a trickier target.

There could be a new space race as China boosts its presence in outer space, even fielding a state-of-the-art space station ...

China’s space station is an achievement that solidifies the country’s position alongside the U.S. and Russia as one of the world’s top three space powers.

China’s Tiangong space station is almost complete. Here’s what it means for the country's rise as a space superpower. By Tatyana Woodall Published Sep 8, 2022 6:00 AM EDT Get the Popular ...

The station is designed to orbit Earth for at least 10 years. Three new modules could be added. It took about 10 years and more than 30 missions to complete the ISS. Its first segment was launched ...

Two astronauts from the three-person Shenzhou 20 mission ventured outside Tiangong to do the spacewalk, which concluded ...