How astronauts stay fit and healthy in space
Space is not an easy environment to live in. Going to space and living in microgravity for extended periods has a range of effects on the body, from space sickness…
Astronaut’s stunning Earth photo looks like ‘arteries in your retina’
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured another remarkable shot, this one showing the Betsiboka River estuary in Madagascar. “Betsiboka river in Madagascar, remind me of the arteries in your retina,”…
That 8-day Starliner space mission is now 233 days in
Just before NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams headed to the Starliner spacecraft on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral in Florida in June last year, they will have probably…
This is the coolest camera lens swap you’ll ever see
Don Pettit has been at it again. Not content with dazzling earthlings with incredible photos captured from his current home aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the NASA astronaut has…
Astronaut’s latest stunning photo has so much going on in it
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has been busy with his camera again. The crack photographer recently shared another stunning image, this one captured from the window of a Crew Dragon spacecraft…
Astronaut’s ‘glowing fingernail clipping’ is actually the moon
Don Pettit is on a roll. Just days after sharing a breathtaking shot of Earth, the American astronaut has followed up with an equally stunning shot of a waning crescent…
Astronaut’s first photo of 2025 is a real stunner
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has started 2025 as he means to go on, with a stunning Earth photo that he described as a “New Year’s light show.” Pettit captured the…
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…
This astronaut took an astonishing number of photos during his 2024 mission
If Matthew Dominick ever offers to show you his travel photos, just confirm with him first that he’s edited them down from the half a million pictures that he took…
ISS astronauts enjoy a microgravity holiday with Brussels sprouts and more
Holiday celebrations for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are pretty similar to how they are on Earth, except for two main factors: the absence of gravity, and a…