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NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent 286 days stuck in space — is that a new record?

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams spent 286 consecutive days aboard the International Space Station after their Boeing Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth empty. Is their extended spaceflight record-setting?

LiveScience · Aug 26, 2024

Will SpaceX carry Boeing Starliner crew home? Here’s how Dragon could do it

NASA isn't sure yet if it will bring its Starliner astronauts home from the ISS in the Boeing capsule or put them on a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

Space · Aug 9, 2024

Air is leaking from a Russian ISS module, but 'no impact to crew,' NASA says

The space station has a leak at the aft end of the Russian Zvezda service module where the nation's Progress spacecraft dock to the orbital lab, NASA officials said on Wednesday (Feb. 28).

Space · Feb 29, 2024

NASA hails historic space milestones of 2023 in inspiring new video

The space agency shared a new video showcasing its 2023 achievements, ranging from its first asteroid sample return project to its outline of how to send humans to Mars — and beyond.

Space · Dec 26, 2023

NASA reveals what 2 tomatoes look like after being lost in space for 8 months (video)

NASA showed off two lost tomatoes that astronaut Frank Rubio misplaced nearly a year ago, on the International Space Station. The photo shows remarkable preservation in space.

Space · Dec 15, 2023

The NASA space tomato has been found!

The famed tomato, which was harvested in space, has been found eight months after its disappearance

Salon · Dec 13, 2023

Up First briefing: Trump won't testify; FDA approves landmark gene-editing treatment

Donald Trump plans to skip testifying for a second time in the New York civil fraud trial. The FDA has approved the first-ever gene-editing treatment for a human disease.

WEKU · Dec 11, 2023

Science news this week: Space tomatoes and sacred baboons

Dec. 10, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained.

LiveScience · Dec 10, 2023

Houston, we have a tomato: ISS astronauts locate missing fruit (or vegetable)

A missing tomato sparked a lighthearted mystery for the astronauts on board the International Space Station — and it's finally been solved after months of accusations and intrigue.

WEKU · Dec 10, 2023

Lost in space no more: missing tomato found in space station after eight months

But Nasa and space jocks alike haven’t explained either the mysterious disappearance or reappearance of space-grown fruit

The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2023