The International Space Station (ISS), the icon of international collaboration and scientific success, is approaching the end of its working life. Having spent over twenty years in Earth orbit, the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have completed a spaceflight biology investigation aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that reveals how microgravity ...

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The International Space Station (ISS) is due to retire soon, plunging into the South Pacific Ocean after being dragged down through Earth’s atmosphere. But perhaps not all of the space station will be ...

Earlier this month, NASA announced that it had to cancel a scheduled spacewalk, citing a “medical situation” affecting a “single crew member who is stable” on board the International Space Station.

The China Astronaut Research and Training Center is taking the lead in applying to establish a ground-based research facility ...

How do you design a living space where there’s no up or down? That’s one of the challenges facing Teague, a Seattle-based design and innovation firm that advises space companies such as Blue Origin, ...

Microbial samples for the Melanized Microbes for Multiple Uses in Space experiment sit on display in Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2026. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists participated in the ...