Astronauts Placed an Extreme Earth Organism in Outer Space. Nine Months Later, it Was Still Alive
When astronauts retrieved Earth moss that had been outside the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months, where…
Russia Cut Off From ISS After Launch Pad Structure Collapses
Russia’s Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft launched on November 27, safely delivering two Roscosmos cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut to…
Moss Can Survive Long-Term Exposure to Elements of Space, New Experiments Show
A team of researchers from Japan has tested protenemata (juvenile moss), brood cells (specialized stem cells that emerge…
Start your week with this awesome ‘space ballet’
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim has shared some sublime footage (below) of the International Space Station’s robotic Canadarm2 “dancing”…
A space bag that can catch asteroids? New technology could transform mining and clean up orbit
A Californian aerospace startup is developing a technology known as the capture bag, an inflatable system designed to…
Astronauts working on cure for motor neurone disease from space
Laboratories in space could be the key to finding a cure for motor neurone disease, experts believe. Space…
Astronauts stranded on Chinese space station by debris. What happened?
Three veteran Chinese astronauts are stuck – for now – aboard the Tiangong space station after their return…
China’s chief space contractor readies plans for tourism programme
As companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin make headlines for sending non-astronauts into space on pricey private tours,…
3 Chinese astronauts stranded in space. Everything to know
The Shenzhou-20 capsule was hit by fragments of space debris that hindered the ability of 3 Chinese astronauts…
The International Space Station celebrates 25 years of human life in space. Here’s a look back at it
On October 31, 2000, three astronauts from the United States and Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan on a…