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Astronauts on ISS gaze into the eye of Hurricane Nigel (photos)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Astronauts and satellites tracked Hurricane Nigel from space as the storm made its way across the Atlantic Ocean.

China has sent more than 100 types of seeds to its Tiangong space station
By Andrew Jones published
China has sent 136 kinds of plant seeds to its Tiangong space station for space breeding experiments.

NASA eyeing SpaceX's Starship as possible space station
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX and NASA are working to include Starship in an architecture of low Earth orbit opportunities by considering the massive spacecraft for use as a space station.

Private space station: How Axiom Space plans to build its orbital outpost
By Josh Dinner published
Axiom Space is using the results of science experiments conducted on its private missions aboard the International Space Station to inform the design and use of the company's own orbital laboratory.

Vast Space to launch 1st private station on SpaceX rocket in 2025
By Mike Wall published
California-based startup Vast Space plans to launch its Haven-1 space station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than August 2025.

Europe won't send astronauts to China's Tiangong space station after all: report
By Mike Wall published
At the moment, the European Space Agency doesn't have the money or the political "green light" for crewed missions to China's Tiangong space station.

See Earth from space in stunning video from China's Tiangong space station
By Doris Elin Urrutia published
Earth displays its characteristic blue color as China's completed Tiangong space station, adrift high above the planet, appears in the foreground.

Rooms with a view: Astronauts have design ideas for new space stations
By Elizabeth Howell published
Newly returned International Space Station astronauts say they were impressed with their quarters, but new tech and design thinking could push new commercial stations even further.
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