The ISS just dodged part of a 20-year-old Chinese rocket
The International Space Station (ISS) had to raise its orbit on Wednesday to reduce the risk of being struck by a piece of space junk. The maneuver was carried out…
How to watch NASA’s first all-female spacewalk since 2023
NASA is making final preparations for its first spacewalk since January. It’ll also be the first all-female spacewalk since November 2023 and only the fifth in NASA’s history. Astronauts Anne…
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…
Trippy time-lapse shows Starlink satellites streak light across space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has shared a new time-lapse video showing some of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites streaking across space. Other lines of light appearing in the 18-second clip captured from…
Space station meets aurora in this stunning time-lapse video
In his final days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Don Pettit has shared a time-lapse video (below) showing the orbital outpost flying above cities at night before…
Earth takes on ‘eyeball’ vibes from space
The blue marble and the blue planet are both well-known descriptions of the rock that is our home. But “Earthly eyeball”? That’s a new one. But when viewed through the…
NASA’s Starliner astronauts say they’d ride the spacecraft again
“We were always coming back, and I think people need to know that.” So said NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore as he and fellow astronaut Suni Williams took questions for the…
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…