China has announced plans to significantly expand its Tiangong space station, potentially doubling its size to accommodate increased scientific research and international collaboration. This expansion comes as NASA prepares to retire the International Space Station (ISS) by early 2031, leaving Tiangong as a primary orbital laboratory. The move highlights China's growing ambitions in space exploration.

China has confirmed plans to expand its space station, potentially more than doubling in size to meet growing scientific demand and expand international cooperation. The Tiangong and the International Space Station (ISS) are the only space stations operating in low Earth orbit. The ISS, led by Nasa and built with contributions from 15 countries, is the biggest structure in space and has been a laboratory for more than 3,000 experiments. Nasa plans to retire the ISS in early 2031, using a...