Astronauts visiting the International Space Station (ISS) typically spend about six months there before returning to Earth, though it’s true that a number of them have ended up staying for ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. After 245 days in orbit aboard the International Space Station (ISS ...

After eight months in orbit, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is about to depart the International Space Station (ISS) for the journey back to Earth. Kim will be traveling home alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts ...

In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, the Soyuz-2.1 rocket booster with Soyuz MS-28 space ship carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey ...

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft successfully launched this morning from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev ...

The rocket departs from Kazakhstan and will reach the ISS in about three hours. A trio of astronauts and cosmonauts will celebrate Thanksgiving by heading to the International Space Station. NASA ...

The three-person crew will spend about eight months aboard the orbital laboratory conducting scientific research. This mission comes as the ISS marks 25 years of continuous human presence in orbit.

In a video posted to X-formerly-Twitter last week, Democratic lawmakers — including senator and former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly — encouraged members of the military to “refuse illegal orders.” “This ...

A woman has pleaded guilty to falsely reporting that her astronaut ex-wife committed a crime while deployed to the International Space Station. Summer Heather Worden, 50, told law enforcement in July ...

Three Chinese astronauts from the Shenzhou-20 mission are extending their reservations onboard the Tiangong space station. It's suspected that their return module was hit by some space debris, and ...

A former Air Force intelligence officer has pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement when she claimed her then-estranged astronaut wife committed the first crime in space, according to authorities.

Three Chinese astronauts are currently stranded in space after their spacecraft was used to return another group to Earth. The three astronauts are currently taking part in a six-month mission called ...