Photo of the Day What's connecting these two volcanoes? In ancient folklore, the two volcanoes, Parinacota (left) and Pomerape (right), are connected by representing a mythical prince and princess who engaged in a forbidden romance. Beneath the ground, the two peaks are not known to be connected by a common pool of hot magma, [...]
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir poses for a portrait inside the Kibo laboratory module after acccepting command of the International Space Station. Meir will lead the Expedition 75 crew until the end of summer.NASA/Anil Menon The seven-member Expedition 75 crew worked throughout Tuesday on spacesuit checks, eye exams, and exercise research aboard the International Space Station. [...]
NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Chris Williams shows off the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Williams was supporting semiconductor crystal research to help advance the commercial space economy and promote Earth-based industries. NASA/Chris Williams NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent eight-month mission aboard the International [...]
6 min read NASA Science Soars During August Total Solar Eclipse Each time the Moon covers the Sun during a total solar eclipse — darkening daytime skies and briefly revealing the Sun’s ethereal outer atmosphere, the corona — it presents new opportunities to better understand our star and its influence on Earth. On Wednesday, [...]
NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Chris Williams is all smiles in this July 26, 2026, photo taken shortly after he landed with Expedition 74 Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikaev in Kazakhstan. This was Williams’ first mission. Williams spent eight months aboard the International Space Station, where he supported a wide range of scientific investigations and technology [...]
This artist’s concept depicts a tidal disruption event, which occurs when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive black hole. Crumbs of the splintering star heat up as they swirl around the black hole, creating a glow astronomers can see from far across the cosmos, and the black hole launches a relativistic jet [...]
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir works inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock in March, her reflection visible in a spacesuit helmet visor as she installs leg and arm components and swaps parts between suits. Credit: NASA/Jack Hathaway NASA will provide coverage as astronauts venture outside the International Space Station during three spacewalks in August to [...]
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The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 74 NASA astronaut Chris Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikaev aboard, Sunday, July 26, 2026. NASA/Bill Ingalls Concluding an eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned [...]
The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 74 crew members parachutes to a landing just feet above the steppe of Kazakhstan ending an eight-month research mission at the International Space Station.NASA+ The Soyuz MS‑28 spacecraft touched down at 5:27a.m. CDT (3:27 p.m. local time), completing a parachute‑assisted landing on the Kazakh steppe southeast of Dzhezkazgan. [...]
