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By Elizabeth Howell Published
This week's ISS astronaut launch used a Soyuz rocket emblazoned with an ad for an energy drink. It's not the first time Russia has put an ad in space — and more may be coming.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
Glacial ice carves its way downhill.

By Mike Wall last updated
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two cosmonauts launched toward the International Space Station atop a Russian rocket at 10:47 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (July 14), and docked just three hours later.

By Julian Dossett Published
California-based company Auxilium Biotechnologies just produced kidney and liver tissue in space for the first time, using a method called bioprinting,

By Mike Wall Published
The U.S. just celebrated its 250th birthday, and the Americans living off the planet had a great view of some of the parties down below.

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
Expedition 74 flight engineers Chris Williams and Jessica Meir conducted a seven-hour spacewalk to replace a wrist joint on the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robot arm on June 30, 2026.

By Mike Wall Published
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will fix the International Space Station's Canadarm2 during a spacewalk today (June 30), and you can watch the action live.

By Andrew Jones Published
China plans to add three new modules to Tiangong along with a co-orbiting space telescope, as the ISS heads for a Pacific splashdown.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
This is truly a view like no other.

By Leonard David Published
NASA's plan to deorbit the International Space Station in coming years has stirred up a wave of reaction by a leading ocean conservation organization.
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