‘We were genuinely astonished’: This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station and could still grow on Earth
"This study demonstrates the astonishing resilience of life that originated on Earth."
NASA astronaut shows how to ‘weigh’ yourself in space | On the ISS this week Nov. 17-21, 2025
From measuring one's mass to boosting the almost 1 million pounds that comprise the entire orbiting complex, the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station had a busy week in Earth orbit.
NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket comes together | Space photo of the day for Nov. 21, 2025
The Orion crew module gets stacked onto the Space Launch System in preparation for the upcoming Artemis 2 mission in early 2026.
ISS astronauts see comet Lemmon ‘absorbed’ by aurora | Space photo of the day for Nov. 20, 2025
It's not every day you see both a comet and an aurora from low Earth orbit.
Private mission to save NASA space telescope will launch in 2026 on a rocket dropped from a plane
Katalyst Space Technologies will use Northrop Grumman's air-launched Pegasus rocket for its upcoming mission, which will send a spacecraft to boost the orbit of NASA's Swift space telescope.
ISS astronauts take cover from radiation as solar storms spark auroras across the planet
The International Space Station's three Russian cosmonauts were instructed to spend a night in a laboratory module to shelter from radiation during a solar storm.
ESA ships Artemis 4 Orion service module to NASA after Trump tried to cancel it
The European Space Agency has completed the Orion service module for NASA's Artemis 4 mission to the moon, which was saved from cancellation earlier this year by the U.S. Congress
NASA’s new Mars mission: These twin satellites could reveal how the Red Planet lost its atmosphere
NASA's first dual-satellite mission to another planet, ESCAPADE, will study Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere in 3D to uncover how it lost its water and air.
Latvia will become 60th nation to sign Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration
The list of nations signing the Artemis Accords is growing, continuing NASA's efforts to establish internationally cooperative space exploration.
The International Space Station will fall to Earth in 2030. Can a private space station really fill its gap?
We'll lose the ISS pretty soon. What might we lose with it?