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The bulbous blue orb of Earth as seen from above. On its face, on the left, a giant white swirl of this cloud, a hurricane. On the bottom right, within the sliver of black space beneath the Earth, a white spacecraft is partially seen.

Monstrous Hurricane Milton captured in 4K video by new Sen cameras on ISS

By Josh Dinner published

New cameras aboard the International Space Station captured stunning 4k views of Hurricane Milton as it churned across the Gulf of Mexico.

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a T-shaped space station floats above Earth

Heart tissues beat half as strongly on the ISS as they do on Earth

By Victoria Corless published

Using an "organ-on-a-chip" device, scientists have found that heart tissues beat half as strongly on the International Space Station as they do on Earth.

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Hurricane Helene seen from above by cameras on the International Space Station on Sept. 26, 2024.

Watch Hurricane Helene approach Florida in this NASA video from the ISS

By Tariq Malik published

NASA is streaming video views of Hurricane Helene today (as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast and you can watch it online.

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A man in a black shirt shakes the hand of a woman in a blue shirt, inside a crowded room of wires and electronic gear. behind them, six people, four in red, one in grey, one in gree, one in black, and the last in blue.

Boeing Starliner astronaut Suni Williams takes ISS command as 8-day mission turns into 8 months (video)

By Josh Dinner published

When assigned her original eight-day mission, she certainly didn't expect to taking over as commander of the International Space Station.

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Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky shared this photo of the International Space Station on Twitter on Sept. 29, 2021. He and two colleagues were relocating a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from one port to another at the time.

International Space Station: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

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a blue latex gloved hand holdsa circular metal tray with tiny prongs standing near its center.

Astronauts 3D-print 1st metal part while on ISS

By Victoria Corless published

ESA scientists have successfully demonstrated 3D printing of a metal part in space for the first time.

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The International Space Station hangs in front of the curvature of Earth.

How a quantum sensor on the ISS could revolutionize space exploration

By Victoria Corless published

Scientists are working on building a quantum sensor that could help us decode dark matter, probe solar system moons and more.

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two pictures of astronauts. one shows an astronaut with a headband in front of a computer. the second shows an astronaut floating next to a breathing tube

Here's what Boeing Starliner astronauts are doing on the ISS as NASA works on their ride home

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are not idle while awaiting the decision on the conclusion of the first-ever astronaut mission aboard Boeing Starliner.

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Boeing's white and blue Starliner spacecraft docked at the International Space Station in June 2024.

Will Boeing's Starliner astronauts ride a SpaceX Dragon home in 2025? NASA could decide next week

By Josh Dinner published

Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams await a decision from NASA on whether they will fly home aboard Boeing's spacecraft or SpaceX's Crew Dragon.

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The International Space Station seen from the camera during a spacewalk by NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn on Dec. 2, 2021.

New ISS research project will benefit cancer patients on Earth

By Meredith Garofalo published

AI space biotech company shares with Space.com how a new research project in space will help benefit cancer patients on Earth.

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