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Astronaut’s spooky image aboard the ISS sparks fear with some convinced they’re looking at an alien

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has finally shared the real story behind a bizarre, tentacled object photographed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that had many people online convinced it was an alien. This image, which quickly went viral, had social media users scratching their heads and even feeling a little…

The Mary Sue

NASA astronaut medically evacuated from ISS says he lost ability to speak while in space

‘It was completely out of the blue. It was just amazingly quick,’ Fincke said of the medical crisis

The Independent UK

Europe plans EPIC SpaceX mission to send 4 astronauts to the ISS before its retirement

The European Space Agency is planning to buy a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to send its astronauts to the International Space Station to boost their time and experience in space.

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Russian rocket en route to ISS suffers major antenna glitch, triggering remote-control astronaut 'backup plan'

NASA has revealed that Russia's Progress 94 spacecraft failed to deploy one of its antennae, making it impossible for the uncrewed freighter to autonomously dock with the International Space Station. An orbiting cosmonaut will now have to manually guide the stricken vessel using a "backup system."

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Russian cargo spacecraft suffers glitch after launching toward International Space Station

Russia's Progress 94 cargo spacecraft did not deploy one of its docking antennas as planned after launching toward the ISS on Sunday (March 22), complicating plans for its arrival.

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Astronauts complete prep for new ISS solar array on 1st NASA spacewalk in 10 months

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams prepared the International Space Station for the addition a new solar array during a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

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Artemis II: humanity's return to the Moon reaches the launch pad

When European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano commanded the International Space Station in 2019, Christina Koch was his flight engineer. The pair spent six months together in orbit before returning to Earth on the same Soyuz spacecraft. Now Koch is preparing to fly to the Moon, and Parmitano says the…

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ISS astronauts take out the space trash | Space photo of the day for March 12, 2026

A photo captures Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL freighter being jettisoned away from the International Space Station carrying thousands of pounds of garbage, headed for a fiery demise.

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Northrop Grumman's 1st 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft departs the space station

Northrop Grumman's first "Cygnus XL" cargo ship departed the International Space Station Thursday morning (March 12), and is scheduled to deorbit and burn up in Earth's atmosphere this weekend.

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Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why

Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station's life by two years, to give commercial outposts more time to step into its shoes.

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A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands

Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, and even sending landers to the Moon.

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Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft leaves the International Space Station (photo)

Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station today (March 6) after a four-month stay.

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Russia fixes launch pad damaged by Thanksgiving astronaut launch to the International Space Station

Russia has fixed Site 31 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, the only pad supporting the nation's human spaceflight missions. It had been out of commission since late November.

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A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands

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NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report

NASA has replaced two bigwigs in its human spaceflight program, just a week after releasing a report criticizing how the agency handled the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi.

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SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down after historic ISS-boosting mission (video)

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule returned to Earth on Friday (Feb. 27) after spending six months docked with the International Space Station.

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NASA reveals the astronaut who required 1st medical evacuation from the International Space Station

NASA has shed more light on last month's early end to SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, at the request of the astronaut who experienced the medical issue that caused their return.

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Spacecraft, stars and city lights | Space photo of the day Feb. 25, 2026

Cities far below the International Space Station and stars far in the cosmic distance create ghostly trails of light in a long-exposure photograph from NASA astronaut Chris Williams.

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The Independent UK

Nasa astronaut shares striking footage of rare ISS ‘cartwheel’ around Earth

Nasa astronaut Zena Cardman has shared striking footage of the International Space Station (ISS) "cartwheeling" around Earth.

The Independent UK

NASA boss blasts Boeing and space agency managers for Starliner's botched astronaut flight

NASA's new boss is blasting Boeing and the space agency for Starliner's botched flight that left two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket plume blossoms over Florida | Space photo of the day for Feb. 18, 2026

The NASA/SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched four astronauts on a journey to the International Space Station.

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Europe's quick-fit spacesuit to be tested aboard ISS by France's Adenot

A prototype European space suit designed to be slipped on in under two minutes is set for testing aboard the International Space Station, where French astronaut Sophie Adenot, now in orbit for her first long-duration mission, will try it out in microgravity.

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'Fully unlocking the orbital economy': This California company will fly astronauts to the space station in 2027

NASA has selected the California startup Vast to operate the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for summer 2027.

The Independent UK

Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew

The International Space Station is back to full strength with the arrival of four new astronauts

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SpaceX launches Crew-12 astronauts to short-staffed International Space Station. 'We have left the Earth, but the Earth has not left us.'

SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-12 mission with a quartet of astronauts aboard Crew Dragon Freedom today (Feb. 13), bound for an eight-month stint on the International Space Station.

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