US-Russian Soyuz crew launches to and arrives at the International Space Station on Thanksgiving Day Astronauts find sweet treats aboard extra-large Cygnus supply ship | On the International Space Station Sept. 15-19, 2025

A Soyuz spacecraft delivered two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut to the International Space Station Nov. 27 for an eight-month stay.

It’s safe to say that the ISS astronauts might not sleep at night if they watch Gravity, which cleverly creates an uneasy feeling of isolation and fear. A crew aboard an ISS-like spacecraft is tasked with studying a sample collected from Mars.

As the International Space Station nears retirement, a bipartisan senatorial group proposed a National Institute for Space Research for U.S. microgravity research.

THE International Space Station’s days are numbered. Nasa plans to decommission the much-loved base in 2030, sending it crashing to Earth in pieces before dropping into the ocean. The ISS

In October, a pair of comets known as Lemmon and SWAN also left trails of dust and gas as they continued along their vast orbits through the solar system. As luck had it, their timing perfectly aligned with a wave of vibrant auroras generated by one of this year’s largest solar eruptions.

Plants can be quite tough—they’ll survive forgetful caretakers, aggressive pets, and other potentially life-threatening events. Apparently, these threats don’t compare to what some plants are capable of surviving: the extreme conditions of outer space.

NASA has selected Northrop Grumman to provide cargo delivery services to the ISS once a spacecraft designed to deorbit the station is installed.