British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

NASA astronauts won't say which one of them got sick after almost 8 months in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was sick. Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps publicly discussed their...

China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, part of China’s effort to be a global leader in space exploration. A parachute slowed their capsule's nighttime descent to a remote landing area in China's...

Today in History: November 2, Truman defeats Dewey

Today is Saturday, Nov. 2, the 307th day of 2024. There are 59 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 2, 1948, in one of the most unexpected results in U.S. election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman won the presidential election against the...

China's new crew has arrived at space station in sign of growing influence in space field

JIUQUAN, China (AP) — A Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew docked with its orbiting space station Tuesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space in competition with the United States, even as it looks for cooperation from other nations. The team...

China launches a new crew to its orbiting space station as it seeks a major role in space exploration

Israeli attack on Iran likely damaged Revolutionary Guard's missile and space base, satellite photos analyzed by AP show

China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday

JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday, the latest mission to make the country a major space power. The two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who've lived on the Tiangong space station...

NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space

A NASA astronaut who was briefly hospitalized after returning from space has been released, the space agency said Saturday. NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin were flown to the hospital for additional medical checks Friday...

China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances

BEIJING (AP) — China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon. Now it wants to turn those feats into scientific advances. The nation's leading scientific institute laid out an...