Space X’s delayed cargo mission to ISS will launch March 30

Space X was the first private company to make commercial deliveries to the ISS carrying food, water, science gear and more. Space X has now made several successful deliveries to … Continue reading

ISS has another coolant problem says NASA

The ISS is having another cooling issue according to NASA. The coolant system aboard the orbiting space station is giving NASA fits. Last year NASA authorized a spacewalk to fix … Continue reading

ISS thrusters fired Sunday to dodge space junk

The ISS has been orbiting the Earth for years as astronauts from multiple countries live aboard the space station and use it as a science platform. Multiple times in the … Continue reading

Ball of fire illuminates Earth in unbelievable photo taken from space

Ball of fire illuminates Earth in unbelievable photo taken from space

This truly outstanding photo taken from the International Space Station shows the Japanese HTV-4 spacecraft illuminating the Earth’s clouds as it disintegrates in the atmosphere during re-entry. Unbelievable shot.

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Even Boring Exercise Is Awesome on the International Space Station

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The Grandfather of the Space Shuttle Looked Like a UFO

In the late 1950s, at the dawn of the Space Age, the idea that a wingless vehicle could somehow generate lift just from its body shape was seen as beyond preposterous. But less than a decade later, this early forerunner of the Space Shuttle proved the design far more science than fiction.

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The Moon sets behind Earth as a storm of light roars in Australia

The Moon sets behind Earth as a storm of light roars in Australia

Koichi Wakata—a Japanese astronaut now on board the International Space Station—just shared this incredible photo of the "Moon setting on the blue Earth atmosphere." He just snapped these two awesome shots of auroras over Australia.

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Snapped from the International Space Station 230 miles above all the events, this photo of the Winte

Snapped from the International Space Station 230 miles above all the events, this photo of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, clearly reveals the massive new facilities including Fisht Stadium where the opening ceremonies were held. And if you look closely at the full-res image, you can even see the Olympic flame burning. [NASA]

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Extraordinary photo of rocket launch taken from space a few minutes ago

Extraordinary photo of rocket launch taken from space a few minutes ago

I’ve seen some spectacular photographs of spaceships launching to orbit, but this has to be one of the best: The contrail of an Ariane 5 rocket launch taken "just a few minutes ago" by astronaut Rick Mastracchio from the International Space Station.

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Scientists Are Going to Create the Coldest Spot in the Known Universe

The universe is freezing. In spots like the Boomerang Nebula the temperature drops all the way down to one degree Kelvin. But if NASA scientists have their way, the known universe will have a new coldest place, and it’s going to be inside the International Space Station.

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