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a bright flash of lighting as seen from orbit illuminates a city at night

When it comes to auroras, pink is the new white, astronaut says | On the ISS this week June 16 - 20, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

With the arrival of a visiting crew still delayed, science and maintenance work on board the International Space Station continued to fill the Expedition 73 crew's week.

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a woman with long brown hair floating freely in microgravity works to install an experiment a science glovebox aboard a space station.

Space humbles the SEAL-doctor-astronaut | On the ISS this week June 9-13, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

With this week's expected arrival of a visiting crew delayed, science and maintenance work on board the International Space Station was lighter than usual for the Expedition 73 crew.

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a Japanese man wearing a blue polo and khaki pants and an American woman wearing a black shirt and blue slacks work to draw and collect blood from themselves aboard a space station

Astronauts track huge dust clouds over Canada and US | On the ISS this week June 2-6, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Preparations for the arrival of a visiting crew, the continued study of how humans adapt to microgravity and more highlight the sixth week of Expedition 73 on the International Space Station.

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a woman and man, both wearing a polo shirt and slacks, speak to a camera aboard a space station

Behind the camera: Astronauts talk with students from space station | Space photo of the day for May 29, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi spoke with students from the International Space Station on May 20, 2025, in a behind-the-camera view.

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clouds are lit up at night by lightning strikes, as seen from above the planet

Lightning from above | Space photo of the day for May 23, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA astronaut Anne McClain shared photos she captured of lightning as seen from her place on board the International Space Station.

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SpaceX's CRS-32 Dragon cargo capsule nears the International Space Station for docking on April 22, 2025.

SpaceX cargo Dragon departs International Space Station, begins return journey to Earth

By Josh Dinner last updated

SpaceX's 32nd robotic Dragon cargo mission has undocked from the International Space Station Friday (May 23), after a one-day delay due to bad weather at the splashdown site.

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This mosaic depicts the International Space Station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.

International Space Station: Everything you need to know about the orbital laboratory

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Reference The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest single structure humans ever put into space. Explore the orbital laboratory in more detail here.

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a sprawling photo of four space station modules, two robotic arms, two spacecraft and a payload porch in Earth orbit

Rooms and a view | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 crew member Nichole Ayers took this photo of the forward portion of the International Space Station on May 1, 2025.

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two astronauts in white spacesuits work outside a space station

NASA astronauts on spacewalk relocate antenna, prep for new solar arrays at space station

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers conducted history's fifth all-female spacewalk on May 1, moving an antenna and partially preparing the ISS for a new set of solar arrays.

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A stunning long-duration photograph of the Roscosmos segment of the International Space Station with the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft docked above Earth’s atmospheric glow as seen 258 miles above the Pacific Ocean.

International Space Station fires thrusters to avoid Chinese rocket debris

By Josh Dinner published

A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters Wednesday (April 30) to distance itself from passing piece of orbital space debris.

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