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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononeko breaks record for longest time spent in space — and he still has 6 months to goOleg Kononeko has broken the record for most cumulative time spent in space after spending his 878th non-continuous day onboard the International Space Station. But he won't return to Earth until September.
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Robot surgeon sent to the International Space Station to dissect simulated astronaut tissueA small robotic surgeon was successfully launched to the International Space Station last week. It was joined by a bunch of equally impressive experiments, including machine learning devices and artificial retina prototypes.
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See Earth's atmosphere glow gold in gorgeous photo taken from the International Space StationA new photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station reveals a golden glow surrounding our planet in a phenomenon known as airglow.
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NASA astronauts finally find 1-inch tomato that was 'lost in space' for 8 monthsNASA astronaut Frank Rubio spent hours looking for a tomato that floated away on the International Space Station. Eight months later, his colleagues finally found it.
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'Lightning-like energy bursts' could be used to track the 99% of space junk that can't be seen from EarthCurrent methods of tracking space junk in Earth's orbit only follow objects bigger than a softball. A new technique could trace the 99% of junk that's smaller.
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A Russian cargo ship burnt to a crisp in Earth's atmosphere while ISS astronauts watchedA Russian spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station, only to burn up in Earth's atmosphere hours later as part of a routine waste disposal mission.
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What is Point Nemo, the remote, watery satellite graveyard where the ISS will go to die?In the furthest, deepest reaches of the ocean, there is a watery graveyard where the world's satellites and space stations go to rest.
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Ammonia leak on Russian section of International Space Station 'has now ceased,' but astronauts remain cautiousA toxic coolant leak discovered on Russian space station equipment is only the latest in a series of malfunctions in recent months.
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Watch Chinese astronauts light a spherical fire in risky open-flame experiment on Tiangong space stationChinese astronauts lit a match while filming a lecture aboard the Tiangong Space Station, creating a spherical open flame that would be forbidden aboard the ISS.
