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ISS astronauts watch Earth's atmosphere glow green | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The image shows a good example of the phenomenon called airglow.

Russian Soyuz capsule lands on Earth to return crew of 3 home after months on International Space Station (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky landed on Russia's Soyuz MS-27 on Dec. 9, 2025, after 245 days on the International Space Station.

International Space Station: Live updates
By Space.com Staff last updated
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

Watch 3 astronauts land on Earth aboard Russian spacecraft early Dec. 9
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Jonny Kim and two cosmonauts are scheduled to come back to Earth early Tuesday (Dec. 9), and you can watch their homecoming live.

3 astronauts settle into their new life in orbit | On the International Space Station this week Dec. 1-5, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Newly arrived and soon-to-depart members of Expedition 73 prepared for what is to come next during this, their final week all together aboard the International Space Station.

For the 1st time ever, 8 spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station
By Elizabeth Howell published
All eight of the International Space Station's docking ports are currently occupied by visiting spacecraft, marking a milestone for crewed spaceflight.

Cygnus XL brings cargo to the ISS for 1st time | Space photo of the day for Dec. 1, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
11,000 pounds of cargo recently arrived at the International Space Station.

Astronauts welcome arrival of new crewmates | On the ISS this week Nov. 24-28, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Expedition 73 gained three crewmates, expanding the International Space Station's complement to 10. Activities continued as the outpost extended beyond 25 years of a continuous human presence.

Russia's only active launch pad for cosmonauts damaged by Soyuz crew launch to International Space Station
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The liftoff of two cosmonauts a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station caused damage to Russia's launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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