Astronaut’s jaw-dropping photo shows a different kind of ‘aurora’
Forget seeing the Great Wall of China from space. Everyone now knows that that’s a falsehood — unless, of course, you have an astronaut peering through a high-powered lens. But…
The space station is too darn clean, research suggests
The International Space Station (ISS) could do with being a bit dirtier, new research has suggested. A sparkling clean space station may sound perfect for the astronauts who have to…
The space station is too darn clean, research suggests
The International Space Station (ISS) could do with being a bit dirtier, new research has suggested. A sparkling clean space station may sound perfect for the astronauts who have to…
SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts’ journey to orbit starts now (sort of)
SpaceX’s Crew-10 astronauts are set to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on March 12. But in many ways, their journey to orbit started…
Watch one of the wackiest ‘science experiments’ ever to take place in space
In what some may describe as the most important microgravity experiment ever to have taken place on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Don Pettit has attempted to enter…
ISS astronaut shares epic photo of a ‘starry starry night’
Don Pettit’s been snapping away in orbit again. This time, the NASA astronaut has captured a stunning image of the Milky Way from the International Space Station (ISS) . It…
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…
Watch this surreal aurora footage captured from the space station
One of the highlights for astronauts who spend time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is the chance to enjoy breathtaking aurora from some 250 miles above Earth. The space…
NASA to host first ever Twitch stream from International Space Station
The job of space agencies like NASA isn’t only to research scientific topics and to push forward space exploration — it’s also to communicate with the public about that work,…
Watch this ISS astronaut take a ride on a robotic arm 250 miles over London
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore completed their spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) at 1:09 p.m. ET on Thursday, after spending 5 hours and 26 minutes in…