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Why ISS astronauts don't know where to look for the April 8 total solar eclipse
By Elizabeth Howell published
The cameras aboard the International Space Station may be ready, but it's still not clear where to point them in order to capture the April 8 total solar eclipse.

Could mini space-grown organs be our 'cancer moonshot'?
By Emily Cooke published
Scientists say they're growing "organoids" in space to better understand cancer, neurological diseases and aging, and to hopefully uncover treatments.

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononeko breaks record for longest time spent in space — and he still has 6 months to go
By Harry Baker published
Oleg Kononeko has broken the record for most cumulative time spent in space after spending his 878th non-continuous day onboard the International Space Station. But he won't return to Earth until September.

Robot surgeon sent to the International Space Station to dissect simulated astronaut tissue
By Monisha Ravisetti published
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
By Samantha Mathewson published
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
By Elizabeth Howell published
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
By Stephanie Pappas published
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
By Brett Tingley published
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.
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