Photos from low-earth orbit (LEO) are often strikingly beautiful. But what they typically fail to capture is the tens of thousands of debris pieces, or “space junk,” that orbit around Earth’s face like hungry mosquitos—and threaten to hit satellites and ...

NASA astronaut Steve Bowen during his eighth spacewalk outside the ISS.Photo: NASA The International Space Station (ISS) is about to get outfitted with new solar arrays to increase its power, and two astronauts are ready to put in that orbital ...

NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV NASA is making final preparations to move the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft to a different port at the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft will be moved from the space-facing port of ...

The International Space Station (ISS) looked for a while like it was about to become a little less international when the Russian space agency chief suggested last year that his country would stop sending cosmonauts to the orbital outpost “after ...

NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV NASA astronaut Steve Bowen and his United Arab Emirates counterpart Sultan Alneyadi are making final preparations for a spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, April 28. Alneyadi will be making ...