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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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

With the nearest medical experts so far away, astronauts aboard the ISS have to be well trained when it comes to performing emergency treatments.

Scientists have successfully cultivated a plant in lunar soil in a breakthrough that could have significant implications for long-duration space missions.

Researchers have found changes to the brains of astronauts who visited the ISS, with parts of the brain called perivascular spaces expanding.