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Two astronauts stuck in space for 9 months have returned to Earth
Mar 18, 2025 · Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s extended stay in the International Space Station will add to what we know about how space affects health.
These are our top space images of all time - Science News
Nov 22, 2022 · Here are the best space pictures ever, from Hubble, the James Webb Space Telescope and more.
See how the Hubble Space Telescope is still revolutionizing …
Apr 24, 2025 · Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.
Moss spores survived in space for 9 months - Science News
Nov 20, 2025 · The moss species Physcomitrium patens is the latest organism to survive an extended stay in the vacuum and radiation of space.
Space missions spanned the solar system in 2024 - Science News
Dec 6, 2024 · Humankind accomplished new feats in space this year, including scooping up some of the moon’s farside and launching a probe to Jupiter’s moon Europa.
The James Webb Space Telescope has reached its new home at last
Jan 24, 2022 · The James Webb Space Telescope has finally arrived at its new home. After a Christmas launch and a month of unfolding and assembling itself in space, the new space …
America risks losing its role as a space science pioneer
Nov 20, 2025 · Funding uncertainties are pushing U.S. space scientists out of the field and putting existing and future space missions on the chopping block.
The International Space Station lacks microbial diversity. Is it too …
Feb 27, 2025 · Hundreds of surface swabs reveal the station lacks microbial diversity, an imbalance that has been linked to health issues in other settings.
Astronauts need oxygen. Magnets could help - Science News
Aug 18, 2025 · Astronauts on the International Space Station (astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli shown doing repairs) get oxygen via electrolysis, in which water is split into hydrogen and oxygen. …