NASA’s moon astronauts are in quarantine — what does that really mean?
The buzz is building for NASA’s Artemis II mission that will send four astronauts on a 10-day voyage around the moon. The highly anticipated endeavor will be the first crewed…
These clips of astronauts unwinding on the ISS will raise a smile
Astronauts visiting the International Space Station (ISS) typically spend about six months there before returning to Earth, though it’s true that a number of them have ended up staying for…
NASA releases first pictures of Starliner astronauts after epic mission
NASA astronaut and Starliner crewmember Butch Wilmore just hours after returning to Earth. NASA NASA has shared the first images of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams following their return…
Watch how astronauts train for the space station’s microgravity
The main difference between life on the International Space Station (ISS) and life here on terra firma is microgravity, which forces you to float around rather than walk. To prepare…
This is what happens ‘when you get two uber-geeks in space at the same time’
During NASA’s first-ever Twitch livestream from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, current station inhabitant Don Pettit and recent returnee Matthew Dominick talked about what it’s like to live…
With 16 sunrises a day, when does it become 2025 on the space station?
Life on the International Space Station (ISS) is anything but ordinary. The microgravity conditions mean you spend most of your time floating around the place, and the views from the…
NASA confirms first spacewalk of 2024 after last week’s cancellation
NASA is aiming to conduct its first spacewalk of 2024 on Monday, June 24. It follows last week’s cancellation of a spacewalk due to a “spacesuit discomfort issue” experienced by…
Watch the birth of the International Space Station 25 years ago
Exactly 25 years ago, the U.S. Unity module linked together with Russia’s Zarya module in Earth orbit, marking the official start of the International Space Station. NASA shared a video…
Watch Live as Sultan Al Neyadi Becomes First Arab Astronaut to Perform a Spacewalk
Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi inside the Kibo laboratory module during his first week aboard the International Space Station.Photo: NASA Two astronauts are gearing up for a nearly seven-hour-long…
ISS astronaut shows how CPR is performed in space
With the nearest medical experts so far away, astronauts aboard the ISS have to be well trained when it comes to performing emergency treatments.