Latest about international space station
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.
New drug could prevent bone loss on lengthy space missions, study in space-faring mice suggests
A new drug reduced bone loss in mice on the International Space Station, without causing any negative side effects.
