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The space station Tiangong has been constructed over the course of multiple launches. It consists of a central core module named Tianhe and two lab modules named Wentian and Mengtian. In this rendering, a Tianzhou cargo craft is docked in the foreground, with a Shenzhou crew capsule docked in the background.

Space Exploration

China is embarking on a science and exploration program of staggering scale

Human Spaceflight, Solar System

Evidence shows the Moon’s south pole is probably not the best place to land

Bill Anders’ famous photograph of Earthrise became an iconic image of the Space Age — and a clarion call to the emerging environmental movement.

Human Spaceflight

The ‘Earthrise’ image and the impact of the Apollo 8 mission

Human Spaceflight

The Kármán Line: Where space begins

Human Spaceflight

Apollo 1 tragedy: The fatal fire and its aftermath

The total solar eclipse of November 1966 as seen by the Gemini 12 astronauts while in space.

Human Spaceflight, The Sun

57 years ago, two astronauts saw the first solar eclipse from space

The International Space Station streaks through the starry sky above vineyards in Portugal.

Human Spaceflight, Observing

How to see the International Space Station

T.K. Mattingly (right) trains before the Apollo 16 mission. Credit: NASA.

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Remembering Ken Mattingly, forever an Apollo hero

Human Spaceflight

Astronaut Frank Rubio returns to Earth after breaking U.S. spaceflight record

Human Spaceflight

How many astronauts have died in space?

Space Exploration

Kombucha: Popular drink or space mission innovation?

Human Spaceflight

Spending time in space can harm the human body − but scientists are working to mitigate these risks before sending people to Mars