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At center, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 74 Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui assists NASA astronauts Zena Cardman (left) and Mike Fincke (right), the station’s flight engineer and commander respectively,…

On Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27), a Russian Soyuz rocket launched three astronauts toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Everything seemed to go well. After all, the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft carrying…

Matt Damon grew potatoes for survival in The Martian, but researchers say mosses could one day help turn the dust and rocks of other planets into fertile soil.Physcomitrella patens, or spreading earthmoss, is already known as a…

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 The Cygnus XL spacecraft encountered engine malfunctions, delaying its mission to the ISS. 🔧 NASA is exploring all available options to ensure successful cargo delivery. The incident highlights the…

NASA's stranded astronauts are finally on their way home after a brutal nine months in space.After months of tense anticipation, Sunita Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 1.05am ET…

The crew aboard a SpaceX rocket sent to retrieve two astronauts who have been stranded in space for nine months were greeted by an 'alien' as they docked at the International Space Station (ISS).NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who was already…

NASA's beleaguered mission to rescue two stranded astronauts has finally launched, setting the stage for a happy ending to the nine-month-long saga.The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully took off Friday night from NASA's Kennedy Space…

Growing up, many of us dream of one day venturing into space. But the reality of life on board the International Space Station (ISS) is much less glamorous than you'd think. As we recently found out when two NASA astronauts were stranded…

This new spaceflight tech has a very retro feel.The world's first wooden satellite, a tiny Japanese spacecraft called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) today (Nov. 5) aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo…

Following a months-long hiatus, NASA astronauts are ready to step outside of the International Space Station (ISS) once again and conduct some orbital handiwork. NASA plans to resume…