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Japanese researchers are currently developing a simplified version of a space habitat that can generate gravity for people who wish to live on Mars and the moon.

A research team from Japan plans to put a prototype of an artificial-gravity building on the Moon by 2050.

There is one bright spot in the ongoing US-China space traffic brouhaha: Beijing has begun publishing for the first time the basic orbital positions of its crewed space station.

Environmental News For The Week Ending 09 May 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Major coronavirus metrics conti...

Chinese rocket updates: Debris hurtling toward Earth at 18,000 mph Remnants of Chinese rocket hurtles toward Earth Replay Video UP NEXT Latest update, 8:24 p.m.: The reentry window has shifted to between 9:11 and 11:11 p.m. ET. Saturday, with the projected landing now in the Mediterranean Basin. Update, 5:03 p.m. The latest data from the U.S. Space Force has narrowed the reentry window for the rocket body to just two hours: 9 to 11 p.m. ET. Computer projections show that if the debris were t...

The reentry occurred at 0224 UTC on Sunday, or 10.24pm U.S. Eastern Time on Saturday, according to the China National Space Administration.

The 100-foot-tall, 22-metric-ton Chinese Long March 5B rocket that launched the first chunk of Beijing’s new space station has reentered Earth’s atmosphere near the Maldives.

Space Force is tracking when a massive Chinese rocket body will reenter the atmosphere.

Here's what you need to know.

Chinese rocket updates: Debris splashes down in Indian Ocean Remnants of Chinese rocket hurtles toward Earth Replay Video UP NEXT Latest update, 12:36 a.m.: The rocket has reentered Earths atmosphere and fell into the Indian ocean north of the Maldives at latitude 22.2, longitude 50.0, according to an update from Space-Track. Latest update, 11:45 p.m.: The rocket has reentered Earths atmosphere, according to U.S. Space Command, which has been providing updates via Space-Track. The Space Comm...