Three Chinese astronauts landed back on earth on Sunday on board the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, state broadcaster CCTV reported, bringing to an end a six-month mission on ...

The spacecraft’s return marked the first time scientists have obtained fresh samples of lunar rocks since the former Soviet Union’s Luna 24 robot probe in 1976.

A capsule carrying commander Chen Dong and astronauts Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe touched down at a landing site in the Gobi Desert in northern China at approximately 8:10 p.m. (7:10 a.m. ET), China ...

Cai Xuzhe, Wang Haoze, and Song Lingdong, the three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-19 mission, are now back on Earth after spending six months at the Chinese space station, Tiangong.

A capsule carrying commander Chen Dong and astronauts Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe touched down at a landing site in the Gobi Desert in northern China at approximately 8:10 p.m. (1210 GMT), China ...

A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Earth on Sunday. Space Exploration Dec 13, 2020 ...

China's three-astronaut Shenzhou 16 crew rare back on Earth in good health after landing in a return capsule Tuesday at the edge of the Gobi desert near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center ...

JIUQUAN, 2 May (BelTA - Xinhua) - The three Shenzhou-17 astronauts returned to Earth safely on Tuesday afternoon, after completing a six-month space station mission. Shenzhou-17's return capsule ...

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth has been postponed owing to weather conditions. The astronauts, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, were originally due to land ...

China is advancing the development of the technology it needs to try to beat NASA back to the moon.