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International Space Station Update
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As an update to our earlier communication regarding a medical situation aboard the International Space Station, the matter involved a single crew member who is stable. Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, and we are actively evaluating all…

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International Space Station Update
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As an update to our earlier communication regarding a medical situation aboard the International Space Station, the matter involved a single crew member who is stable. Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, and we are actively evaluating all…

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Meltwater Turns Iceberg A-23A Blue
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After a four-decade run, the massive, waterlogged berg is leaking meltwater and on the verge of disintegrating.

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NASA Postpones Jan. 8 Spacewalk
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NASA is postponing the Thursday, Jan. 8, spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The agency is monitoring a medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon aboard the orbital complex. Due to medical privacy, it is not appropriate…

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25 Years in Orbit: Science, Innovation, and the Future of Exploration 
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NASA and its partners have supported humans continuously living and working in space since November 2000. A truly global endeavor, the International Space Station has been visited by more than 290 people from 26 countries and a variety of international…

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Expedition 74 Ready for Thursday Spacewalk and Continuing Research
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Expedition 74 is making final preparations for the first spacewalk of 2026 that will see two NASA astronauts exit the International Space Station for power upgrade work on Thursday. Science also continued aboard the orbital outpost with Wednesday’s research focusing…

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NASA’s Second ESCAPADE Spacecraft Completes Trajectory Maneuver
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On Jan. 6, the mission operations team for NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) successfully completed the second trajectory correction maneuver for one of the two spacecraft, after delaying the attempt in December 2025. The other spacecraft…

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Algae Swirls Across a South African Reservoir
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Vivid green blooms form, drift, and fade in Hartbeespoortdam reservoir over the course of a year.

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Supernova Remnant Video From NASA’s Chandra Is Decades in Making
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A new video shows the evolution of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory captured over more than two and a half decades. Kepler’s Supernova Remnant, named after the German astronomer Johannes Kepler, was first spotted in…

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Life Science Fills Day as Expedition 74 Nears Thursday Spacewalk
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Exercise research and biomedical science promoting healthy humans on and off Earth topped the schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. Meanwhile, two NASA astronauts are preparing for the year’s first spacewalk, scheduled to begin Thursday.

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