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A stunning green aurora wraps around the twinkling Earth at night, with a piece of the International Space Station in the foreground

'Unreal' auroras cover Earth in stunning photo taken by NASA astronaut

By Brandon Specktor published

NASA astronaut Josh Cassada photographed a gorgeous green aurora from space, capturing the impacts of a solar storm that swept over our planet.

Space
A satellite image of Lake Shala (blue), Lake Abijatta (green) and Lake Langano (yellow) captured by the Landsat 8 satellite on March 29.

10 stunning shots of Earth from space in 2022

By Harry Baker published

A number of amazing shots of Earth were captured from space in 2022. Here are some of our favorites.

Planet Earth
Coolant leaks from Russia's Soyuz crew capsule, currently docked to the International Space Station (ISS)

Uncontrollable coolant leak on Russian ISS capsule puts future missions in jeopardy

By Brett Tingley published

Three astronauts are scheduled to fly home on the capsule in March 2023. Now that may no longer be possible.

Space
This photo taken from the ISS above the South China Sea on Oct. 30 2021 shows a pair of unrelated bright blue blobs in Earth's atmosphere.

Bizarre blue blobs hover in Earth's atmosphere in stunning astronaut photo. But what are they?

By Harry Baker published

An astronaut onboard the ISS recently captured a peculiar image of Earth with two unrelated blue blobs of light shining in the planet's atmosphere.

Space Exploration
Astronaut Bob Hines captured this image of Hurricane Ian's massive eye on Sept. 28 while aboard the International Space Station.

Peer into Hurricane Ian’s 'eye' in this photo that an astronaut snapped from space

By Elizabeth Howell published

An International Space Station astronaut photographed Hurricane Ian as the powerful storm battered Florida. NASA, SpaceX and others have postponed launches from the Space Coast.

Hurricanes
An astronaut photo of the Carrizozo Malpaís lava flow in New Mexico taken June 30.

Massive ancient lava flow seen from space looks like a giant black scar on the New Mexico desert

By Harry Baker published

A new astronaut photo shows the Carrizozo Malpaís lava flow in New Mexico in stunning detail.

Volcanos
This photo taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station shows a "sunglint" that has transformed the sea surrounding a pair of Greek islands into a swirling silver mirror.

Stunning 'sunglint' turns the sea's surface into a swirling silver mirror

By Harry Baker published

An astronaut recently captured a stunning image of a "sunglint" that transformed the sea surrounding two Greek islands into a swirling silver mirror.

Rivers & Oceans
The International Space Station's days may be numbered

Russia will withdraw from the ISS as soon as 2025

By Brandon Specktor published

Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station and focus on building its own orbiting outpost as soon as 2025, Roscosmos told Putin.

Space
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft lifted off the launchpad on July 14.

SpaceX launched its 25th cargo mission to the International Space Station. Here's what's on board.

By Ben Turner last updated

On July 14, SpaceX launched its 25th cargo mission to the International Space Station, carrying supplies and equipment for NASA experiments.

Space Exploration
Cosmonauts (from left) Denis Matveev and Oleg Artemyev worked outside the International Space Station's Russian segment for 6 hours and 37 minutes outfitting Nauka and configuring the European robotic arm in April 2022.

Russia will pull out of the International Space Station, space agency chief confirms

By Tom Metcalfe published

Russia has confirmed it will pull out of the International Space Station (ISS), due to sanctions imposed over the Ukraine invasion.

Space Exploration
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