NASA’s Lucy shares striking close-up of Donaldjohanson asteroid
NASA has shared the first closeup images of the Donaldjohanson asteroid, captured by its Lucy spacecraft on a recent flyby around 139 million miles (223 million km) from Earth. Our…
NASA astronaut lands back on Earth on his 70th birthday
Following a seven-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on Sunday local time.…
The best space imagery from Don Pettit’s incredible 7-month mission
Photographer extraordinaire Don Pettit is about to return to Earth following a seven-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). During his time in orbit some 250 miles above Earth,…
NASA astronaut is hoping for a smoother ride home than 22 years ago
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is just a couple of days away from returning to Earth on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft after a seven-month stay at the International Space Station, making…
NASA’s moon rocket meets its side boosters for crewed Artemis II voyage
NASA’s much-anticipated Artemis II mission has experienced multiple delays in recent years, with the agency currently targeting no earlier than February 2026 for a flight that will send four astronauts…
New ISS astronaut meets Bumble, Honey, and Queen robots
On her first visit to orbit, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has just introduced herself to three robots stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS). “We hit the ground running (or…
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…
How to watch NASA’s first press conference on SpaceX Crew-9 return
NASA is about to give its first press conference just a couple of hours after Crew-9 returned from the space station in a nine-month mission that was only supposed to…
Watch these curious dolphins greet returning Crew-9 astronauts
A pod of curious dolphins showed up to greet the returning SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts shortly after they splashed down off the coast of Florida at about 6 p.m. ET on…
SpaceX scrubs Crew-10 launch attempt 40 minutes from liftoff
SpaceX and NASA have stood down from Wednesday’s 7:48 p.m. launch attempt of Crew-10 to the International Space Station (ISS) due to a technical issue on the ground. With the…