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The heart-shaped oasis sits in an ancient lakebed that has supported human life for thousands of years.

Astronauts spot an ancient heart-shaped oasis in Egypt just in time for Valentine's Day

By Brandon Specktor published

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station snapped this picture of an ancient heart-shaped oasis near the Nile River in Egypt

Ancient Egyptians
The International Space Station was in danger from space debris after a Russian missile test on Nov. 16, 2021.

The International Space Station will plunge into the sea in 2031, NASA announces

By Stephanie Pappas published

The International Space Station will plunge into the sea in January 2031, NASA has announced.

Space Exploration
A powerful X-ray burst erupts from a magnetar — a supermagnetized version of a stellar remnant known as a neutron star — in this illustration.

'Cosmic monster' star spits energy with the force of a billion suns

By Mindy Weisberger published

Scientists just collected the first measurements of violent eruptions in extremely dense magnetic stars called magnetars.

Cosmology
Heads up, Didymos! The asteroid-smashing DART mission is on its way.

NASA's asteroid-deflecting DART mission just launched on a one-way trip to collide with a space rock

By Mindy Weisberger published

The DART spacecraft launched this morning on its mission to the binary asteroid Didymos, where it will collide with the space rock for science.

Asteroids
The International Space Station was in danger from space debris after a Russian missile test on Nov. 16, 2021.

Russia's missile test could have easily obliterated the International Space Station

By Brandon Specktor published

What's the worst that could happen from the Russian missile test that blasted more than 1,500 pieces of space debris into Earth orbit?

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Russia's Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, specially decorated to be filmed for a movie, launches for the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on Oct. 5, 2021.

Russia launches film crew to shoot movie on space station

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Russian actress Yulia Peresild, producer Klim Shipenko and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov have launched on a 12-day mission to the International Space Station to film a feature-length movie in space.

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European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet snapped a photo of a stunning aurora on Aug. 20 from the International Space Station.

Superbright aurora lights up Earth’s night side in incredible image from space

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured a stunning new photo of the luminous green and red lights of an aurora hugging clouds swirling around Earth's night side.

Astronomy
The International Space Station, as seen 2018.

Congress to NASA: What comes after the International Space Station?

By Meghan Bartels published

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The international space station.

Smoke sets off alarms on the International Space Station

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Alarms blared aboard the Russian side of the International Space Station (ISS) early Thursday (Sept. 9), and the crew reported seeing smoke and smelling burnt plastic, according to news reports.

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The sideways Earth glimmers in this photo taken from the International Space Station

The world turns sideways in trippy, glowing Earth photo from the International Space Station

By Brandon Specktor published

ISS astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured a trippy new photo of orange 'airglow' streaming past the sideways Earth.

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