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Astronaut Kate Rubins explores the aging and weakening of heart muscles
Astronaut Kate Rubins explores the aging and weakening of heart muscles

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins explores the space-caused aging and weakening of heart muscles that astronauts experience.

Astronaut Kate Rubins loads biological samples into a science freezer
Astronaut Kate Rubins loads biological samples into a science freezer

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins loads engineered heart tissue samples into a science freezer for preservation and later analysis.

Astronaut Michael Hopkins works in the Advanced Plant Habitat
Astronaut Michael Hopkins works in the Advanced Plant Habitat

NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins examines radish bulbs inside the Advanced Plant Habitat.

Chandra Studies Extraordinary Magnetar
Chandra Studies Extraordinary Magnetar

In 2020, astronomers added a new member to an exclusive family of exotic objects with the discovery of a magnetar.…

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Space Freighter Departs Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Space Freighter Departs Space Station

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

An orbital sunrise above the North Pacific
An orbital sunrise above the North Pacific

The International Space Station flies into an orbital sunrise 264 miles above the North Pacific off the coast of Russia.

The Cygnus and Soyuz spaceships are pictured attached to the station
The Cygnus and Soyuz spaceships are pictured attached to the station

Two spaceships are pictured attached to the International Space Station as the orbiting complex flew into on orbital sunset 269…

Astronaut Shannon Walker works in the Columbus laboratory module
Astronaut Shannon Walker works in the Columbus laboratory module

Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Shannon Walker works in the European Columbus laboratory module to set up a unique device that…

Astronaut Kate Rubins works inside the Kibo laboratory module
Astronaut Kate Rubins works inside the Kibo laboratory module

Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins works inside the Kibo laboratory module conducting research operations in the Life Sciences Glovebox.

This view from the SpaceX Crew Dragon looks at the Sahara Desert
This view from the SpaceX Crew Dragon looks at the Sahara Desert

This view from the SpaceX Crew Dragon looks at the Sahara Desert in the African nation of Niger.