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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.

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.

Space Exploration
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.

Space Exploration
Image shows the Russian-built module Zarya (top) being aligned to attach to the U.S. module Unity in 1998

New cracks found on International Space Station

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Officials have not reported if the new cracks are causing any air leaks.

Space Exploration
The sperm that was preserved up in space for years was injected into oocytes using a method called intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Frozen mouse sperm that spent 6 years in orbit used to conceive 8 healthy ‘space pups’

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Long-term storage on the International Space Station didn't cause DNA damage to freeze-dried mouse sperm.

Space
The International Space Station.

Russia threatens to leave International Space Station program over US sanctions: reports

By Elizabeth Howell published

Russia's space chief is threatening to leave the International Space Station program in 2025 unless the United States lifts sanctions against the Russian space sector.

Space Exploration
Baby bobtail squid just hours after hatching.

Glow-in-the-dark baby squid and tardigrades to be blasted into space

By Ben Turner published

Scientists hope to identify the genes that the animals use to adapt to extreme environments.

Squids
A man models an astronaut undergarment — known as a Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment — that was designed for the Space Shuttle/International Space Station Extravehicular Mobility Unit, photographed in 1994.

Astronauts may finally start cleaning their space underwear (with microbes)

By Mindy Weisberger published

Bacterial compounds could provide antimicrobial protection in undergarments shared by astronauts during spacewalks.

Space Exploration
The International Space Station was launched into low Earth orbit in 1998. Russia's space agency may withdraw from the station in the next four years, officials say.

Russia wants to build its own space station to replace the ISS, state officials say

By Brandon Specktor published

Russia is building modules for a new space station, which could potentially replace the International Space Station by the year 2025, officials said.

Space Exploration
The International Space Station jettisons a 2.9-ton pallet carrying used batteries on March 11, 2021. This photo was posted on Twitter by NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins.

Space station tosses 2.9-ton hunk of space junk overboard. It will stay in orbit for years.

By Mike Wall published

The International Space Station discarded a 2.9-ton pallet of used batteries on Thursday morning (March 11), the most massive object it has ever jettisoned.

Space Exploration
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