International Space Station

What's life like in low-Earth orbit? A guide to the latest science, insights, and experiences on our favorite space station.

Latest in International Space Station

an astronaut on a spacewalk in a full spacesuit takes a selfie with earth in the background
Science

Six months in space is not that bad for your brain

By Laura Baisas

Gloved hand pointing to LignoSat wooden satellite prototype
Technology

World’s first wooden satellite shares material with samurai sword sheaths

By Andrew Paul

ISS's first crew poses during water survival training.
Science

November 2, 2000: The first residents move into the International Space Station

By Bill Gourgey

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching with ISS Crew-9
Science

NASA warns SpaceX over safety issues after astronaut hospitalization

By Andrew Paul

Sierra Space TCPS machine
Science

ISS astronauts to test trash compactor that’s basically WALL-E

By Andrew Paul

three photos showing aurora from space
Science

Astronaut shares dazzling footage of aurora from space

By Popular Science Team

Satellite image of Hurricane Helene
Environment

What Hurricane Helene looks like from space

By Andrew Paul

Starliner docked with ISS with Earth in background
Science

NASA can explain Starliner’s spooky, pulsing sounds

By Andrew Paul

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams with two astronauts aboard ISS
Science

Starliner astronauts are watering plants and fixing urine pumps on ISS

By Andrew Paul

A sample location from the Sampling Quadrangle Assemblages Research Experiment (SQuARE), Square 03 in the starboard Maintenance Work Area of the International Space Station. An open crew berth is visible at right. The yellow dotted line indicates the boundaries of the sample area.
Archaeology

Astronauts conduct the first archeological study in space

By Andrew Paul

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, is pictured near food packages floating freely in the Unity node of the International Space Station.
Health

Why food tastes more bland in space

By Andrew Paul

International Space Station orbiting above Earth
International Space Station

NASA is paying SpaceX to destroy the International Space Station

By Andrew Paul

NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson is pictured in her spacesuit prior to the start of a science and maintenance spacewalk that ended early after her suit experienced a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit.
International Space Station

NASA is having one rough summer

By Andrew Paul

In the era of private spaceflight, who gets to be an astronaut?
Science

In the era of private spaceflight, who gets to be an astronaut?

By Briley Lewis

NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm while maneuvering a roll-out solar array toward the International Space Station's truss structure 257 miles above the Pacific Ocean. In the rear, is the SpaceX Dragon crew vehicle that docked to the Harmony module's forward port on March 3 carrying four SpaceX Crew-6 crew members.
Science

‘Check his pulse one more time’: NASA accidentally airs ISS emergency test

By Andrew Paul

Astronaut conducting spacewalk outside ISS
Science

NASA astronauts will scrape microorganisms off ISS during upcoming spacewalk

By Andrew Paul

Boeing Starliner launch
Science

Boeing Starliner launches first crewed mission for NASA

By Andrew Paul

NASA and Boeing’s Starliner delays expose the challenges of space travel
Science

NASA and Boeing’s Starliner delays expose the challenges of space travel

By Briley Lewis

ISS
Science

Yes, a chunk of the space station crashed into a house in Florida

By Harri Weber

Astronaut Andreas Mogensen aboard the ISS
Science

Let this astronaut show you around the International Space Station

By Andrew Paul