Three Chinese astronauts have been forced to extend their six-month stay in space over concerns their return ship may have been hit by debris, China’s space agency said.

Three Chinese astronauts will return to Earth on Friday, more than a week later than their scheduled landing, capping an extended stay in space after a suspected debris hit left their spaceship with a ...

A suspected strike by "tiny space debris" has delayed the return of the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou-20 and three astronauts, Beijing's space agency said on Wednesday. "The Shenzhou-20 manned spacecraft ...

Astronaut Chen Zhongrui is carried out from the Shenzhou-21 spaceship's return capsule in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 14 November, 2025 ...