The secret behind how the International Space Station remains in orbit can be traced all the way back to the genius of Sir Isaac Newton. The International Space Station (ISS) orbits high above our ...

NASA says that the International Space Station (ISS) shifted its orbit on Tuesday to avoid a piece of debris. The debris avoidance maneuver involved firing thrusters on the ISS at 2:09 p.m. CT for ...

The International Space Station (ISS) was forced to shift its orbit on Tuesday to avoid a piece of debris. Had the ISS maintained its typical orbit, it would have come within 2.5 miles of a ...

Over its final 12 to 18 months, the ISS will drift out of its normal orbit. The station will descend from 250 miles above the Earth's surface to 136 miles, according to Space.com. NASA's ISS ...

When we achieve a sustained orbit with something like the International Space Station (ISS), those objects zoom along at 17,500 mph. A paint chip dropped onto the floor does no harm, but a chip ...

On Nov. 19, the International Space Station (ISS) dodged a potentially dangerous piece of space junk left in orbit from a satellite that broke up in 2015. The maneuver, which involved the ISS ...

Since 2000, there has been an enduring presence at the International Space Station, with at least one person in orbit at all times. The previous record of people in orbit was set in May 2023 ...

Then today, a new batch of astronauts was sent into orbit on their journey to the ISS, bringing the total number of people in space up to 19, reports Space.com. That might not sound like that many ...