The military space race is heating up. China is developing a robotic design that can intercept and shove away suspicious ...

China's Wentian lab module's robotic arm to support the astronauts extravehicular activities, delivering goods, and ...

A pair of taikonauts have completed their first spacewalk aboard China's Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at why you still can’t rely on chatbots, a new battery chemistry that could ...

The microbe demonstrated resilience to space-specific stressors, including enhanced repair from radiation damage.

China is positioning a satellite to test its ability to refuel another in orbit over Earth and extend its mission for several ...

Chinese scientists discovered a novel strain of bacterium with “unique abilities” that allowed it to thrive on the Tiangong Space Station, according to a report. The newly named Niallia ...

Chinese scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria on board the Tiangong Space Station. According to a paper published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary ...