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 ...

The International Space Station adjusts its orbit to avoid space debris There are at least 19,000 pieces of space debris in Earth's orbit, not including active satellites, that the U.S is monitoring.

Join NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers for a breathtaking 10-minute segment of their six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Watch as they relocate a ...

For comparison, the typical ISS orbit is 250 miles (400 km) above Earth. NASA selected the deorbit vehicle last month , saying that it will award up to $843 million to SpaceX for development (that ...

The ISS has been operational for well over two decades, but its days are numbered. Here's what the plan for human habitation ...

The spacecraft, which separated from the rocket after reaching orbit, is now free flying through orbit and will spend all day Friday slowly maneuvering closer to the ISS, where it’s slated to ...

It was the fourth private astronaut mission funded by Houston-based Axiom Space and the second commanded by veteran astronaut ...

The ISS is still at risk from Fengyun-1C fragments as a result of the weather satellite's high orbit, he said. But "Cosmos-1408 was lower, so the fragments wouldn't have lasted as long." Clouds of ...

It will take some time for the ISS to come down to Earth in the 2030s. NASA says it will take about 12 to 18 months to naturally fall back to our planet before a new SpaceX deorbit vehicle pushes ...