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BEIJING--China’s Shenzhou-17 spacecraft returned to Earth Tuesday, carrying three astronauts who have completed a six-month mission aboard the country’s orbiting space station. The three ...

Astronauts on board China's Tiangong space station have created rocket fuel and oxygen from water and carbon dioxide, similar to how plant's photosynthesize. | Credit: China Manned Space Agency ...

Like billions of other people around the world, the astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station (or taikonauts, as they're known at home) are celebrating the Lunar New Year holiday.