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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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Astronauts accidentally dropped a tool bag on a spacewalk, and you can see it with binocularsA tool bag that gave astronauts the slip during a spacewalk at the International Space Station is surprisingly bright and can be seen from Earth with binoculars.
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'The forbidden space meal': What happens if you need to be a cannibal on Mars?In this book extract, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith look at cannibalism in space from a legal and culinary perspective.
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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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New drug could prevent bone loss on lengthy space missions, study in space-faring mice suggestsA new drug reduced bone loss in mice on the International Space Station, without causing any negative side effects.
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Spherical 'minibrains' to be grown on the International Space StationAn upcoming resupply mission to the International Space Station will include stem cells destined to be grown into tiny, 3D models of the human brain.
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15 of the weirdest things we have launched into spaceFrom a dummy-driven Tesla, to a giant disco ball, to U.S. presidents' hair, here are some of the weirdest things humans have put into space.
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'Unreal' auroras cover Earth in stunning photo taken by NASA astronautNASA astronaut Josh Cassada photographed a gorgeous green aurora from space, capturing the impacts of a solar storm that swept over our planet.
