Nine astronauts were scanned before heading to the ISS and upon return, scientists take a second scan to compare how their spines have been affected while spending six months in space.
ESA’s Thomas Pesquet shared images of a region in the Sahara Desert that look very similar to the landscape on Mars. The astronaut snapped the pictures while aboard the ISS.
NASA has officially named first-astronaut Kayla Barron to be the fourth and final member of its upcoming SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), slated to launch in mid-October. Barron, 33, who entered astronaut candidate school in 2017, will join fellow NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn on the flight. The three NASA astronauts … Read more
A Russian actress has been chosen to star in an ambitious project which will be the first feature film made in space. Yulia Peresild, 36, will be sent to the International Space Station in October, Russia’s space agency said on Thursday. With her, will be director Klim Shipenko. Both will undergo special training including tests … Read more
SpaceX will launch four astronauts from three different space agencies for the International Space Station this morning using a recycled capsule and rocket. The astronauts from the US, Japan and France, are scheduled to blast off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida at 10:49 BST. It will carry NASA astronauts … Read more
Looking for something cosmic for your next holiday? Then try a simulated space mission inside a former nuclear bunker near the Polish city of Pila that has been repurposed to mimic the International Space Station – and the surface of the Moon. The ex-military airport installation, once used to store SU-22 fighter-bombers, has been transformed into … Read more
Looking for something cosmic for your next holiday? Then try a simulated space mission inside a former nuclear bunker near the Polish city of Pila that has been repurposed to mimic the International Space Station – and the surface of the Moon. The ex-military airport installation, once used to store SU-22 fighter-bombers, has been transformed into … Read more
A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Soyuz MS-18 rocket. The trio, who are part of the latest crew heading to the orbiting lab, launched from Earth at 08:42 BST from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA’s Mark Vande Hei, Soyuz Commander Oleg … Read more
A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are launching for the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Soyuz MS-18 rocket. The trio are part of the latest crew heading to the orbiting lab and they are due to launch from Earth at 08:42 BST from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA’s Mark Vande Hel, … Read more
A once in a blue moon shot! Astrophotographer captures stunning photo of the International Space Station as it passes across the lunar surface The orbiting space science laboratory had been reorientated for a spacewalk An astrophotographer captured the ISS image in Sacramento, California The image shows the ISS as it transits the moon early on Monday … Read more