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Robot surgeon sent to the International Space Station to dissect simulated astronaut tissue
A small robotic surgeon was successfully launched to the International Space Station last week. It was joined by a bunch of equally impressive experiments, including machine learning devices and artificial retina prototypes.
See Earth's atmosphere glow gold in gorgeous photo taken from the International Space Station
A new photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station reveals a golden glow surrounding our planet in a phenomenon known as airglow.
NASA astronauts finally find 1-inch tomato that was 'lost in space' for 8 months
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio spent hours looking for a tomato that floated away on the International Space Station. Eight months later, his colleagues finally found it.
'Lightning-like energy bursts' could be used to track the 99% of space junk that can't be seen from Earth
Current methods of tracking space junk in Earth's orbit only follow objects bigger than a softball. A new technique could trace the 99% of junk that's smaller.
A Russian cargo ship burnt to a crisp in Earth's atmosphere while ISS astronauts watched
A Russian spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station, only to burn up in Earth's atmosphere hours later as part of a routine waste disposal mission.
What is Point Nemo, the remote, watery satellite graveyard where the ISS will go to die?
In the furthest, deepest reaches of the ocean, there is a watery graveyard where the world's satellites and space stations go to rest.
Ammonia leak on Russian section of International Space Station 'has now ceased,' but astronauts remain cautious
A toxic coolant leak discovered on Russian space station equipment is only the latest in a series of malfunctions in recent months.
Watch Chinese astronauts light a spherical fire in risky open-flame experiment on Tiangong space station
Chinese astronauts lit a match while filming a lecture aboard the Tiangong Space Station, creating a spherical open flame that would be forbidden aboard the ISS.
Record-breaking astronaut Frank Rubio finally returns to Earth after accidentally spending 371 days in space
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has finally returned home from a 371-day stay on the International Space Station — a record for an American — after being trapped when his ride home was damaged.
