Space junk is cluttering Earth’s low orbit with high-velocity projectiles and it’s getting worse
The galaxy stretches out as a hazy band across a dark south-eastern Australian night sky. All is still,…
5 Companies Competing to Replace the International Space Station
NASA and its international partners plan to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of 2030, sending…
New Research on Muscle Loss Suggests Humans Will Really Suffer on Mars
Keeping astronauts strong and healthy in microgravity is no easy feat. Those serving six-month missions aboard the International…
Cargo spacecraft to crash through Earth’s atmosphere, burn up
A cargo resupply spacecraft is on its way back to Earth from the International Space Station, where it’s…
The astronaut who returned to a country that no longer existed: Sergei Krikalev’s unbelievable 10-month mission in space |
A routine space mission could turn into a historic ordeal. In May 1991, Sergei Krikalev blasted off for…
NASA astronaut explains why humanity is ‘living a lie’ after living in space for 178 days
A former NASA astronaut has explained why humanity is ‘living a lie’ after he spent a staggering 178…
China challenging U.S. to become next great space power
China’s space program has hit a number of milestones lately. In 2025, China executed over 90 orbital launches,…
Earth at night from the International Space Station.
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‘Change typhoon intensity and path’: China team mulls hitting cyclones with space beam
China should accelerate development of a space-based solar power station, as the technology could one day do far…
The astronaut whose illness forced an early return from the ISS was Mike Fincke
NASA recently ended a manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) a month early, citing a medical…
‘An important and useful tool’
Photos of Earth taken from outer space usually show the beautiful blue and green planet against a field…
Astronaut whose medical issue prompted NASA’s first early return from the ISS speaks out
Veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has confirmed that he was the crew member who had a concerning “medical…