The rocket's entire main-core stage has reached low orbit and is expected to tumble back toward Earth once atmospheric friction drags it downward, possibly on Sunday
At least 21 tonnes of debris may fall into low orbit, said Astronomer Jonathon McDowell, which means an uncontrolled plummet back down to Earth in an unpredictable location
China researchers say putting weapons on the Moon would protect people from asteroids and a fate similar to dinosaurs 65 million years ago, but NASA fears that China has other reasons for its plan
The Long March-5B Y3 rocket will carry the laboratory module, which will include robotic arm, large solar panels and an airlock to Tiangong
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, launched the S-520-RD rocket at 5am Tokyo time from southwestern Japan
It was the 32nd launch of 2022 and the intense activity is due to the company's race to build a constellation of Starlink broadband satellites
Astronauts say that current space nappies are "too thick and cause a strong sense of pressure on the underside" according to a Chinese space research journal
The new images reveal things scientists have never seen before in what NASA calls 'dawn of new era in astronomy'
A NASA official has come under fire for saying China plans to claim the Moon as its own and wants to militarise space
Musk previously said that vehicles Starlink was expected to be used with were aircraft, ships, large trucks and recreation vehicles such as motorhomes
China's space programme has denied claims that it was caused by a Long March 3 rocket that launched the country’s Chang’e-5 mission in October 2014, although the orbit matches
The unmanned Tianwen-1 reached Mars in February 2021 on the country's inaugural mission there. A robotic rover has since been deployed on the surface