A NASA astronaut is about enjoy a 17,500 mph ride home. How to watch
After eight months in orbit, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is about to depart the International Space Station (ISS) for the journey back to Earth. Kim will be traveling home alongside…
NASA Says It Accidentally Broadcast an ISS Distress Message
A NASA astronaut pictured outside the ISS during a spacewalk. Photo: NASA Yesterday, a NASA livestream falsely indicated that an ISS astronaut was experiencing decompression sickness (DCS), a potentially life-threatening…
NASA Spacecraft Sees a Lava Lake With Islands on Jupiter’s Moon Io
It could be worse. At least these Escherichia coli bacteria don’t have fangs.Illustration: Kateryna Kon (Shutterstock) Eat your heart out, A24: Some real-life bacterial germs are literally hungry for our…
Mutated Strains of Unknown Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found Lurking on ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) is home to crews of astronauts conducting research in low Earth orbit, but it also hosts a group of mutated bacteria that are thriving under…
No, You Can’t Actually Eat A Michelin Star Meal in Space
Space tourism has unlocked a new brand of luxury travel, one which promises expensive meals and designer flight suits with views of Earth’s curvature as a backdrop. A Florida-based startup…
NASA puts out call for potential Mars astronauts
Up for a trip to Mars? Apply to become an astronaut. On Tuesday, NASA announced that it’s looking for its next class of astronauts, and some of those who make…
Russian Cosmonaut Sets New Time Travel Record After Spending 879 Days in Orbit
As of Sunday, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has clocked more time in Earth orbit than any other astronaut, surpassing the mark held by his Russian colleague Gennady Padalka. And as…
Tiny Robot Surgeon Will Slice Through Fake Human Flesh on the ISS
Earth orbit is getting its own space doctor in the form of a small cyborg arm reaching out for the scalpel. A surgical robot is launching to the International Space…
You Don’t Win Friends With Space Salad
If you’re ever on your lunch break in space, you might actually want to stay away from the salad. A team of scientists grew lettuce in a simulated microgravity environment…
We Finally Saw That Missing Space Tomato and Wish We Hadn’t
For a year, a rogue tomato was missing in action on board the International Space Station (ISS), sparking rumors that an astronaut may have eaten it during a moment of…