Latest International Space Station Stories
5 space robots that could heal human bodies—or even grow new ones
Onboard the ISS, nothing goes to waste—including sweat and pee
The ISS’s latest delivery includes space plants and atmospheric lightning monitors
Looking back at Skylab, NASA’s pioneering space station
How to grow plants in the dark
NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them
Private space missions will bring more countries to the ISS
The ISS is the best place for an astronaut to get stuck in space
Dark matter, Jupiter’s moons, and more: What to expect from space exploration in 2023
ISS astronauts are building objects that couldn’t exist on Earth
Microgravity tomatoes, yogurt bacteria, and plastic eating microbes are headed to the ISS
The ISS’s latest arrivals: a 3D printer, seeds, and ovarian cow cells
Scientists want to know how our tiny gut organisms change when we bring them along to space
Nicole A. Mann becomes first Native American woman in space
How Tiangong station will make China a force in the space race
‘Phantom’ mannequins will help us understand how cosmic radiation affects female bodies in space
Need more air in space? Magnets could yank it out of water.
Space tourism is on the rise. Can NASA keep up with it?
Why NASA is sending a dust-scanning spectrometer to the ISS
After a few months in space, astronaut bones don’t look so pretty
What do fireworks look like from space?
NASA chose these designers to make over its ancient spacesuits
After two failed attempts, Boeing’s Starliner will try again this week to reach the ISS
SpaceX’s first paying ISS passengers say they’re not ‘space tourists’
After 355 days in space, an American astronaut rides home on a Russian capsule
What an extraterrestrial archaeological dig could tell us about space culture
Sorry, you can’t eat these popular foods on the International Space Station
Why space lettuce could be the pharmacy astronauts need
There’s a lot we don’t know about the International Space Station’s ocean grave
What happens if you get diarrhea in space?
Astronauts are losing 3 million red blood cells every second in space
The ISS gets an extension to 2030 to wrap up unfinished business
A total solar eclipse bathed Antarctica in darkness
This week’s destroyed Russian satellite created even more dangerous space debris
Here’s what caused the mysterious blue glow spotted from the ISS
With a new set of cracks, the ISS is really showing its age
The International Space Station Is Open For Business
Incredible Photos From 50 Years Of Spacewalks
10 incredible space photos from astronaut Don Pettit’s new book
See How the Space Station was Built in Photos
The Red Weapon 6K Camera Shoots For The Stars
Here’s What Cities Look Like at Night from the Space Station
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How Do Plants Grow In Zero Gravity?
Rare ‘blue jet’ lightning spotted and photographed from space
These rock-eating microbes could help us settle the Moon and Mars
Humans have lived on the ISS for 20 years—here are the coolest discoveries we’ve made
Watch live as NASA launches a $23 million toilet into space
For astronauts in space, play is a way to stay safe
A brief history of menstruating in space
Watch the first all-female spacewalk live
What astronaut diaries tell us about the perils of a mission to Mars
How the ISS recycles its air and water
Selling tickets to the space station is actually decades overdue
Watering space plants is hard, but NASA has a plan
All the buzz about NASA’s new fleet of space bees
A leaky toilet on the International Space Station is about as fun as it sounds
Space changes your brain in bigger ways than we thought
Good news: space bacteria (probably) aren’t evolving to destroy us
The mystery of the ISS hole just got even weirder
The International Space Station is crawling with bacteria and some may be harmful
Russia’s rocket failure could leave the ISS without a crew
Space debris or sabotage? Conflicting theories about the recent ISS leak
What it’s like to photograph planet Earth from space
Where does outer space start?